Another week has gone by, and again we have slogged our way to the well-deserved weekend. And this one is particularly sweet, being the Bengali New Year. Here’s a breakdown of the thoughts every Bengali has from Friday to Sunday (apart from hoping Monday never comes, of course!)
Friday? More like Fri-yay!
Poila Baisakh specials
What’s a Poila Baisakh holiday without waking up late (unless there’s a puja at home)? So, begin late if you can, enjoy a leisurely cuppa and a mandatory luchi-torkari breakfast. Next, some lyadh from 11am to 1pm. Then, indulge in a sinful Noboborsho lunch (mangsho a must if you eat meat on Poila Baisakh). Then comes the highlight of the day for most Bengalis — bhaat-ghum! Wake up refreshed, prepare for a festive evening, meet friends. And the best part? Its still only Friday!
And the night? Find out below…
The ‘Raat jaga tara’ Fridays
The sheer bliss of staying up late because the weekend is only beginning is a great feeling, even if you’re staying up alone!
Tucked away bingeing on or rewatching gems
Are you even weekend-ing if you’re not binge-watching your way to sleep? Until our eyes hurt, our brain can’t absorb what is going on, and we start dozing off in front of the screen, that much-earned Friday feeling does not really settle in!
On Saturdays, we shop!
Plans galore, but ‘lyadh’ first
Rise and shine are for weekdays. If it is a Saturday, it means waking up late and immediately indulging in some lyadh. Then having that also for breakfast, lunch and dinner! And let’s be real, there’s nothing better than topping it off with a generous scoop of daydreaming, making one delicious kheyali pulao, which is a whole other mood!
‘Ki khabo?’
Weekend menu planning is a serious affair. Not only does it set the weekend mood but it also prepares you for the eventual Monday. Breakfast to dinner, that one perpetual question of ‘ki khabo?’ is a testament to our excellent research skills and the potential to be chefs (or at least) food connoisseurs.
Sunday might be the gateway to Monday, but…
‘Picture abhi baki hai mere dost…’
…Because it is the day of phulko luchi and aloor torkari for breakfast. If Sunday is the gateway to Monday, luchi-torkari is the only life jacket we need.
It is ‘bajar din’
Bengalis strolling off to the local bazar with an old, worn-out bag in hand, in the quest for meat, fish and veggies is a long-standing Sunday tradition. Unfortunately, despite our panthar mangsho and bhaat aspirations, khorcha is a reality, which means that mutton dreams often remain just dreams.
However, Sunday bajar is important, because it is like bidding farewell to the weekend that comes and goes in a blink.
And the master chef award goes to…
What do some of us do with all the bajar potro? Try out at least one bookmarked recipe. Even if it is only for the weekend-special IG post.
Sunday is like that one cruel love…
…Because it drops hints on Friday, acts real cute on Saturday and friendzones you on Sunday.