Shweta

Hi my name is Shweta Nand.My culture is Hindu (Indian). My Mum and Dad come from Fiji where they grew up and learnt how to speak Hindi. At home they talk to each other in Hindi, but when they talk to me in Hindi I frequently respond to them in English. In our culture we have so many different things compared to many other cultures; for example we aren't allowed to eat beef, pork, ham, bacon because cows and pigs are sacred to us, so we can only eat chicken and lamb. We aren't allowed to live with boyfriends before marriage. On Mondays and Thursdays we have a special prayer ritual and so we can't eat meat. At weddings we can't cook meat. At funerals we have to wear white and if a person has died in your family then we aren't allowed to cook in the house and so friend's and relatives prepare food for the family. In our religion we pray to many Gods who have different names but we still believe that 1 God is all Gods.