NO parties last weekend. BUT I went out on Wednesday already .... hahaha. For Predrinking I went to a friends house and then we went to
Sneaky Dee's. Those girls are fun and are what I was looking for a long time ;) We were five girls and danced until the club closed and afterwards we enjoyed some tortillas ... Hey girls it was a fun night ... thanks for taking me there :D
My last weekend was very calm and nothing really spectacular - I took some time for myself.
We had beautiful weather both days, even though it was really cold.
SATURDAY I decided to go to the Harbourfront centre where all Mexicans celebrated the Day of Dead. Everywhere and everthing was about skulls.
The Day of the Dead is an act of witnessing tradition, history, memory and the spiritual. Families gather at the gravesides of departed loved ones to bring them into the world of the living through stories and reminiscence.
In their homes, the act of bearing witness becomes physical with the creation of the ofrenda (alter) gathering together the artifacts that were a part of daily life, a favorite drink and food, pictures and souvenirs. Families gather marigold flowers to decorate the graves and paths that guide the spirits and in doing so bear witness to the indigenous history and continuity of the Mexican people that runs from the ancient Aztecs to the modern day.
The celebration included mexican live-music with dance performance, live-cooking, mexican movies and mexican food. The music and dance performances were great! The atmosphere was awesome. I really enjoyed listen to and watching it. Mexicans are fun.
Gerrard India Bazaar is the largest marketing place for South Asian goods and services in North America. With over 100 shops and restaurants which represent the regional diversities of South Asian culture, food, music and products, this slice of the Indian subcontinent offers an incredible selection of services and products exhibited in an exotic display of sights, sounds, tastes and aromas.
The Bazaar represents a wide range of Subcontinent cuisines that vary from restaurant, chef to chef. It is also unique in the way restaurateurs have embraced the products and produce available here and incorporated them into new dishes that have become local specialties.
Diwali, often referred to as the Festival of Lights, is the most glamorous and the most important occasion in India. People of every religion enthusiastically embrace it. In the Greater Toronto Area, there are over 400,000 South Asians celebrate Diwali.
The first day of Diwali is “Dhanteras”. Doorways are hung with mango leave and marigolds. Oil lamps are arranged in and around the house, which lead to the name Diwali—a row of lamps. [...] The day after the Lakshmi Prayer, most families celebrate the New Year by dressing in new clothes, wearing jewellery and visiting family members and business colleagues to give them sweets, dry fruits and gifts.
But don't think a Bazaar is a big hall with a lot of booth .... No, it's just an part of a city, some streets where a lot of typical indian stores and restaurants are located. And inbetween they closed a part of a street for building up a stage. This is the way street festivals in Toronto work.
So I spend my Sunday afternoon there, eating some Samosas - yummy, and gettin some indian stuff from the supermarket which was recommend to me by an older lady and her daughter. I also told me that sche was livin in London for some years. Nice:) That's what I love here, just talking to random people you got to know on the streets. And almost everybody is sooo nice.
The clothes, materials and jewelry were so glorious. No i didn't buy any jewelry... but well I got another ...actually two new scarves... because I don't have enough yet :D I couldn't resist the good offer.
Finally I watched some young girls dancing typical indian dances. You really have to get used to the music.... that's so strange to european ears. But I did like the dresses. The looked soooo beautiful!
