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Fathers return with loosened ties. Mothers return with grocery bags. Children return with paint-stained shirts. The doorbell rings incessantly: the milkman, the bai returning for evening dishes, the neighbor needing a cup of sugar, or the unannounced uncle who "happened to be in the area."
You cannot understand the Indian lifestyle without understanding its calendar. Diwali, Holi, Eid, Pongal, and Christmas are not holidays; they are total lifestyle resets. Fathers return with loosened ties