Festivities, cultures, traditions, and enjoyment... The holiday season is all about this! In the same spirit, in lieu of our regular episode, we decided to bring to you a special episode this holiday season.

We were joined by some amazing people from different parts of the world, Germany, Ecuador, Poland, Egypt, and Spain (and not to forget your hosts from India as well). They shared their stories and culture with us.

So without further ado, let’s step into the shoes of these different cultures and dance our way through these celebratory times.

Wishing you all a Merry Christmas, A very Happy new year, and Happy Holidays

Timestamps

Vishwajeet & Devendra (0:00): Dev talks about the festival of Rakshabandhan and the significance behind it. Jeet tells us about a festival of Ganga Mela, which is similar to Holi from his hometown, and how it's related to India’s independence movement in 1942. Both of them also share the festivals they would like to attend.

Fatima (19:25): Spanish girl with African roots. Currently living in Germany. Talked about her experience of celebrating festivals from her culture in a country where those festivals or traditions are not known.

Michelle (32:15): Ecuadorean girl, studied in France and now finds herself liking Germany. Walked us through various festivals of her beautiful sunny country and the interesting anecdotes behind the rituals they follow, particularly around New Year's Eve.

Julia (42:40): Born and brought up in Southwest Germany(Bavaria), traveled around the globe, and now living in Germany, shared some interesting insights into german traditions of Christmas and New Years’ eve. She also gave us insight into the bavarian festival of Maibaum and everyone’s favorite Oktoberfest.

Molly/Tito (58:45): The Egyptian duo, studying in Germany. Walked us through life during festive seasons in Egypt, especially during the month-long festival of Ramadan and the religious backdrop of it.

Alex (69:15): German-Polish roots, lived around the globe, and now residing in Germany. Gives us insights into Polish Christmas traditions.

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Music Credits: “This is Christmas” by scottholmesmusic.com

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