Ideas, Rule

Few weeks ago we were celebrating Basoda – a special festival amongst certain communities in India, where for 1 entire day we do not use any form of energy. COLD is the word associated with this day. The entire day is spent in this manner.

- Wake up early, and take a cold water bath. Though it would be terrible in US (east coast)

- Go to a temple, pray!

- Then begins the eating spree, all food cooked previous day.

- Entire day no tea, coffee (you can have cold), no using gas. In earlier days I have heard that people never used electricity. They use to light oil lamps and go to bed early.

- So the idea is not to use any form of energy, heat.

This year while doing this, I realized that inspite of calling it a religious festival, it is more of environmental festival. Our forefathers might have thought that if everybody spends one day without energy, it would be just great. There is no other way to explain it otherwise. I mean apart from the fact that there are religious stories, which tell the significance of eating cold etc etc. I mean it’s a religious way of helping nature. 

I am sure other sects might be having similar ways to help the earth. If not, I find such events to be very effective. Well we did observe EARTH HOUR, isn’t it? How effective was it? But had people observed it “religiously” (pun intended) it would be so helpful. Now think about observing an “EARTH DAY” (23 more hours) with this religious twist. It’s gonna rock. Atleast in India (and mind you we are 1,147,995,904 people) as we tend to do anything and everything for religion. (now letz not go there)

Forgot to mention one thing: this thing is also called as “Mata ka Thanda” or “Sheetala Mata ka Thanda”.

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