Celebrating holidays is deeply personal. Raakhee Mirchandani Raakstar opens up about sharing Diwali with everyone she knows.
When it comes to Diwali — and most things, let’s be honest — I’m from a bigger-is-better kind of place. Maybe it’s the New Jersey in me; maybe it’s the Indian. Maybe it’s the perfect storm of the two.
Growing up in the '80s and '90s in northern Jersey, our celebrations were smaller and mostly centered around my parents’ friends and their kids, folks who celebrated Diwali themselves. We performed in cultural shows in high school auditoriums and while I often landed lead roles, I never invited my friends from school to watch me perform.
It’s this exact scene — the party, the pride and the pure, unadulterated Diwali joy — that inspired my new book,In the story, Devi is getting ready to celebrate Diwali. And her favorite part about the holiday is the giant party she has in her apartment. Her mom hangs strings of marigolds, her Nani paints diyas with her; each detail in the story is a real detail from my own life, new traditions I’ve created with Satya.Celebrating holidays is deeply personal.
I spend less time worrying about what’s “traditional” and stay focused on what’s meaningful. Our table is filled with Indian food, but also macarons next to the mithai, because without treats from Baking Mama, our favorite bakery, it doesn’t feel like a celebration. Diwali for us is less religious than it is for some and much more cultural. We center community, connection and creating space for gathering; it brightens us up and sets the blissfulness we hope follows us into the new year.
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