Indian Food Festival to be celebrated in Bucharest

Newsroom 06/11/2012 | 14:15

Diwali, the fest that marks the beginning of the Hindu New Year, will be celebrated between November 12-25 at Crowne Plaza Romania, with an Indian Food Festival. The event will present traditional Indian food, with a focus on Goa and Mumbai special delicacies.

The traditional Indian food will be prepared by the Crowne Plaza Master Chef, Ashlie Dias, an expert of Indian cuisine. At the festival, participants can enjoy traditional plates such as Tandoori Chicken, Chicken Biryani, Seafood peri peri and Bebinca.

About Diwali festival

Diwali celebrates the victory of the Good over the Evil and the Light over Darkness. Traditionally, Diwali is a festival that lasts over five days: on the first day (Dhanteras) people pray to Goddess Laxmi for prosperity and wealth. The second day (Choti Diwali) is also known as ‘Small Diwali’, ‘Naraka Chaturdashi’ or ‘Kali Chaudas’ in some states. According to the legend, Lord Kirshna killed the evil daemon Narakasura on this day. The third day is the actual day of Diwali. Many devotees visit their Temples for worshipping Lakshmi, Goddess of beauty, wealth and wisdom with Laxmi Poojas and also pray to Ganesh, the ‘Lord of Beginnings’ and ‘Remover of Obstacles’. The forth day (Padwa) is considered to be the day when Krishna defeated the god of rain and the heavens Indra on that day. Finally the fifths and last day of Diwali is called ‘Bhaiduj’ (‘Bhai Dooj’) and is the day for brothers and sisters to strengthen their relationships.