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Bodhi Day
I am throwing a little event for Bodhi Day. I have some tea and I wanted to cook. And I was seriously wondering what?
I want to make something festive and new. But this is my first Bodhi Day party. And I have no idea what to do. I know it's going to be a vegan party because the entire guest list can't eat meat or cheese. So I need some ideas. I don't want cook meals for say but snack like things?
I am also going to have to have this party in a small enclosed area because the woman I live with is not a big Buddhist fan. So how should I decorate? How I should I encompass the meaning of Bodhi Day. On actual Bodhi Day I am going to go volunteer so this party is about a week away.
What would you do?
What should I do?
I want to make something festive and new. But this is my first Bodhi Day party. And I have no idea what to do. I know it's going to be a vegan party because the entire guest list can't eat meat or cheese. So I need some ideas. I don't want cook meals for say but snack like things?
I am also going to have to have this party in a small enclosed area because the woman I live with is not a big Buddhist fan. So how should I decorate? How I should I encompass the meaning of Bodhi Day. On actual Bodhi Day I am going to go volunteer so this party is about a week away.
What would you do?
What should I do?
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Celebrating Bodhi Day
Bodhi Day, the day of enlightenment, can be celebrated in many ways. To the Buddhist, it is a day of remembrance and meditation, much like the Christian celebration of the birth of Jesus on December 25th.
To the layman, a good way of recognizing this important event in Buddhism is to dwell on its meaning and place reminders in the home of this event. Often, colored lights are strung about the home to recognize the day of enlightenment. They are multi-colored to symbolize the many pathways to enlightenment. The lights are turned on each evening beginning on December 8th and for 30 days thereafter. A candle is also lit for these thirty days to symbolize enlightenment.
In Buddhist homes, you will sometimes see a fiscus tree of the genus ficus religiousa. Beginning on Bodhi Day, these trees are decorated with multi-colored lights, strung with beads to symbolize the way all things are united, and hung with three shiny ornaments to represent the Three Jewels – The Buddha, the Dharma, and the Sangha.
A meal of rice and milk is significant on this holiday. According to Buddhist legend, Sujata offered this to the Buddha upon his awakening to help him regain strength.
To get children involved in this holiday, make cookies in the shape of a tree to symbolize the Bodhi Tree, or make leaf shaped cookies. The leaves of the Bodhi tree are heart shaped, so a Valentine’s Day cookie cutter would be appropriate.