YOUNG GIRL’S CONFURANO PARTY! My friend Halim called me and wanted me to come with him to Lalbag. I thought he meant the Lalbagh Fort! I said I was too busy, in the middle of Bangla vocab dictation and had an errand to run for my wife. His wife, Rumki then called and asked if I could come. Instead of Bangla dictation I quickly cut 4 loaves for Alice so I could go with Halim. Then Rumki called again and said I should dress in something handsome and dressy. Halim was at the mosque doing prayers when I arrived, so I chatted with Rumki. When Halim returned, along with his niece we took off in a CNG. I soon find out we are going to the Lalbagh area for a “Hearing.” He said in Bangla it is a confurano. I haven’t found it in a dictionary yet. Anyway it is a celebration for these two young Bengali girls who were relatives of Rumki. Rumki wasn’t feeling well so that is why she didn’t go along. It was a feast with chicken roast, curried chicken, cucumber slices, onions, alu (potato) chop, and Jorda (sweet rice).
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