During a holiday to this goddess, women sing songs and wear red or green, while male members of their family often prepare them food or give them gifts. For 10 points each:
[10h] Name this Hindu goddess at the center of a three-day long celebration of sisterhood called Teej.
ANSWER: Parvati [accept Uma or Aparna or Shakti or Gauri]
[10m] Nepalis celebrate Gai Tihar (“guy ti-hah”) by laying out Rangoli for this goddess, and diyas (“DEE-yahs”) are used to celebrate her in another festival. This goddess is often depicted seated upon or holding lotuses.
ANSWER: Lakshmi (Diyas are the lamps lit during Diwali.)
[10e] Women often perform this religious practice during Teej, Navratri, or a Karva Chauth vrat. In Hinduism, Tuesday and Thursday are common days to participate in this practice where people sometimes abstain from even drinking water.
ANSWER: fasting [accept word forms such as engaging in a fast; accept not eating or starving]
<Veer Bhatt, RMP - East Asian Religion> ~21021~ <Editor: Athena Kern>