Every year, around this time of the year, Jains all over the world fast for a day and we call it ‘Samvatsari’. The day is auspicious in many regards - it’s the day when Lord Ganesha, the son of Lord Shiva and Goddess Parvati was born, the 4th day of the lunar calendar in the Hindu month of Bhadra. So, the Hindus from India are celebrating this day with happiness as Ganesha is considered the God of wisdom, knowledge and all noble new beginnings.
So, you might be wondering if people don’t eat anything during the day and that’s right. The fast as per rules, starts the evening before the main day (after an early dinner that is) and breaks the day after (after sunrise), which is roughly around 36 hours or a little more. I said that I was fasting to a Chinese friend here and she told me that she has read several articles which claim that fasting a few days in a year cleanses the body.
I was running a fever for the last 4 days before this day and I sweated a lot during the course of the day and night and boom, the fever just vanished when I got up next morning. I was taking paracetamols 3 times a day before this.
I don’t claim anything but I do find some of our customs quite scientific in their own ways.
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