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For about a billion revelers around the world, that means it's time to start thinking about sweets -- specifically the South Asian confections called mithai. […] "Sweets are a sign of positive things, that life is good," said Arvind Sharma, a professor of religion at Ï㽶ÊÓƵ. "When you offer something to god and then give it to someone to eat, it becomes sacred."

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