So India's sugar daddies want special protection as the upcoming festival season teases the country's sweet tooth amid fears of shortage.

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Not only is the traditional suckling pig, generally served in times of celebration, available on many menus, but many additional dishes with special meaning highlight these holiday menus such as noodles which symbolize longevity, sweet rice dumplings symbolic of family unity, and shrimp which represents happiness.

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Her hero, marked as special from the beginning, was one part Jesus, one part Siegfried, and, most pleasingly, one part sweet, sturdy Harry, a wizard with yeoman spirit.

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