Food:
One of the things that I was interested in learning about India was their food. I found that they use a lot of spices that I've never even heard of such as ajowan, cardamom, garam masala, and panch phoron. Same however are the same spices we use. Such as mustard, lemon juice, garlic paste, chili powder, and even just melted butter. Things such as ice cream, they make themselves. Their cooking utensils are different than ours. For instance they have something called a Tandoori or Tandoor, which is their oven. It gets up to 800 degrees inside it. It's barrel shaped, has a clay interior, and is heated by coals. Their foods are usually spicier than ours.
Dance:
They look at dance as an art form. They have a lot of history behind their dance. Dance is a large part of their lives over in India and they have many dance festivals such as the Dover Lane Festival which is a 6 day festival dedicated to Indian classical music. The Taj Mohatsav music festival lasts 10 days and is dedicated to cultural heritage of Uttar Pradesh. This festival is one of the most cherished festivals in India. Most classical dance forms in India are based off of the nine rasas or emotions. The nine emotions are happiness, anger, wonder, disgust, fear, sorrow, courage, compassion, and serenity. Their dance attire is usually very bright colored and they wear lots of jewelry while dancing. The cloth that they wear is only tight around their waist and is loose and flowing everywhere else. They often wear head bands or head garments of some sort.
