Superstitious and sometimes questionable age-old practices usually stem from reason or rationale that made sense…at one point in time.
If you’ve grown up in a Hindu household, you’ve experienced your share of them.
From not cutting your nails at night to not showering immediately after a meal to always adding an extra $1 to a monetary gift or donation, we have no shortage of do’s and don’ts.
Naturally, they beg the question: BUT WHY???
We’re here to tell you! Join HAF’s Director of Education, Vijay Satnarine, and Executive Director, Suhag Shukla, Esq., as they discuss the origins of various superstitions and, more importantly, interesting Hindu practices, traditions, and customs that were destroyed by colonialism and written out of textbooks. Get to know your roots as we delve into a fascinating discussion of what has been lost along the way and how HAF is working to bring it back.
As our elders always say, “If you don’t know where you come from, you don’t know where you’re going.” (You knew that was coming, right?)
And since every family has its own unique age-old practices, share some of yours that still leave you wondering WHY? We’ll do our best to answer as many as we can during our discussion.
