Dark Friday
The longest eclipse of the millennium.
The Solar Eclipse of 15 January 2010 was visible as a partial eclipse in some countries. The Maldives was the best spot for viewing the solar eclipse from land. The eclipse was seen for 10.4 minutes in India.
Hundreds of young Indians in the IT capital Bangalore defied superstition and treated themselves to a sumptuous lunch during the millennium’s longest annular eclipse today.
The Solar Eclipse of 15 January 2010 was visible as a partial eclipse in some countries. The Maldives was the best spot for viewing the solar eclipse from land. The eclipse was seen for 10.4 minutes in India.
Hundreds of young Indians in the IT capital Bangalore defied superstition and treated themselves to a sumptuous lunch during the millennium’s longest annular eclipse today.
In Bihar, superstition held sway. A seventeen year old Brahmin boy in jeans and sporting the latest hairstyle, hurries home asnd refuses to eat anything from eleven in the morning till three in the afternoon because he has to obey his parents. Another young man was treated to a long lecture about what would bring bad luck during the eclipse, and he was warned that any 'anti-social behaviour' like snacking during the inauspicious time would bring bad luck to his family!
I'm glad my friend Sarikah in Gangtok posted a photograph she took at 2 pm on Facebook, which I have snitched to add colour to this post.
The good news in Patna was that the sun actually came out of hiding and it was a fairly bright day, slightly warmer than yesterday.
My question : How long will blind superstition continue to eclipse Reason and Common Sense in India?
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