India

by:Naveena Sujith

Food

Food in India is very yummy, Lots of food in india is spicy. Here are some of the delicious foods biryani, can be with rice and vegetables or with chicken. Next,is a sweet food called lodo. It is a yellowish color and sphere shaped. Another food is dosa and sambar, dosa is circle shaped and sambar is a curry made out of tomatoes and potatoes.

Celebrations
Celebrations in india are exciting like

Holi where you throw colorful powder

on each other. Next is my favorite holiday Onam!. It is my favorite because every time Onam comes I get to dance on stage which is very exciting to do. It is celebrated on September 16. First, all the girls make a thing called athapu its made out of different types of flowers.Next is the dance performances which is very entertaining to watch but more exciting to be the one to dance. The last thing we do is wait for the Mavali. Mavali is a man who dresses up with a crown on his head and a big necklace on his neck. The last holiday is India

republic day it is celebrated on January 26.

Classical Dances
Dances in india are enjoyable to do. For instance, the dance called Bharatanatyam. The origin of the name Bharatanatyam comes from 4 sanskrit words that are divided into 4 sections. Bha comes from Bhava which means expression. Ra comes from Raga which means melody. Ta comes from Tala which means rhythm.Natyam means dance in Tamil (language).The next dance is Mohiniyattam is a dance form from Kerala. Mohiniyattam

means Dance of the Enchantress. The clothes you wear in Mohiniyattam is a white sari embroidered with bright gold.

Sources
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mohiniyattam http://www.timeanddate.com/holidays/india/republic-day http://www.danceasia.org/Bharatanatyam/Bharatanatyam.html