in my culture, a bon is a ceremony to promote prosperity and more life for an individual. we had a bon for ta today. there were like 30-40 people at the crib. we had monks chanting at the crib at 9:30am. i didn’t want bagel to bark so i took him with me to drop some packages off at ups and the post office. when i got back, i had to go pick up water, ice, soda, beer, and henney xo for the party with my dad. overall, the party was so fun. bagel kept running out the backdoor to see everyone and smell the food. we had a smoker with lamb brought in. next to the smoker was a big tent. the tent had tables for food and drinks, a table for gambling, and a table for karaoke that my uncle set up. everyone was singing, even my parents! it was such a good time. it rained for a little, but that didn’t stop the party. i even went on a couple walks with my nephews along with bagel when the rain cleared. everyone left around 8:30-9:00pm when the sun was setting. there’s lots of leftover food and drinks, which will be even better than it was today tomorrow after i sleep in late.
what a successful bon.
-ratha, 11:32pm, 6.24.23