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During the month of Ashwin/Kartik in the Bikram Sambat calendar (late September and early October), the Nepalese people indulge in the biggest festivals of the year, Dashian and Deepawali. Dashain is the longest and the most auspicious festival in the Nepalese annual calendar, celebrated by Nepalese of all caste and creed throughout the country. The fifteen days of celebration occurs during the bright lunar fortnight ending on the day of the full moon. Then The festival of lights begins with fraternity Deepawali is celebrated for five days as yampanchak. In Newari community there is Mhapuja (worshipping ownself) on Gobhardan puja day. Gyalbo Lhosar is the celebration of Tibetan New Year. The Tibetan calendar is made up of twelve lunar months and Lhosar begins on the first day of the first month. This Lhosar is celebrated in Nepal mostly by Sherpa. Tamang. Bhutia and Yolmo. Different communities and different placed have their own way of celebration. Holi is festival of color. This festival is also the farewell of winter and welcoming of summer. Holi is celebrated in full moon dayiIn Phalgun. Hence, Holi is lso called Fagu Pumima. Maghe Sankranti is the beginning of the holy month of Magh, usually the mid of January It brings an end to the ill-omened month of Poush (mid-december) when all religious ceremonies are forbidden. Even if it is considered the coldest day of the year, it marks the coming of warmer weather and better days of health and fortune .(Nepalka Rastria Chad Parbaharu Dr. Rishiram Sharma)
As the Sun enters the southern hemispheres, people in Nepal celebrate Maghe Sankranti. On this very day people take early morning bath if possible in a holy river of Bagmati, put on the best of clean clothes and visit Lord Vishnu's temples to pay their homage to the god with puja items like flowers, license, fruits etc. At home they read Bhagwad Gita. a sacred Hindu book. Messaging entire body with mustard oil is regarded as very auspicious on the particular day Nepali family enjoys a hearty delicious meal comprising rice cooked with lentils, yams and sweets like laddu made from seasame and sugarcane paste etc. On this day people in huge numbers gather around Devghat in Chitwan to take a dip into the meeting point of river Kali Gandaki and Trisuli. Such action is believed to free devotees from sins, cleanse their soul and make them closer to god. This day onwards days get longer and warmerm-(Vedic Dharma) Here Lord Krishna is telling Arjuna that people that worship the dame-gods they are intact worshipping Lord Krishna. so you may think that "yes I can worship any DevilDevta and this is just the same path as worshipping the Supreme Lord Krishna" but in fact Lord Krishna also says that 'Because the devotees are indirectly worshiping Me they are worshipping me in a wrong way.
There are festivals in the world Most of the festivals have the themes of sharing and assimilating in the societies meeting. Sitting eating and sharing sorrow and pleasure among each other. There was civilization started in each society with the mission of well being of human kind but some where the women only are compelled to perform religious tasks to maintain long life of their husbands or to get good they do such works for their future husbands. But the males do religious performance to maintain their own health and well being.
According to the festivals of Nepal by Dr.Rishi Ram, some people take fast purification as the ritual of some Communities, some follow the culture as the fashion, own culture common responsibility. we should have closer relationships based on mutual understanding. In all religious thoughts carry the same message with different philosophical approaches ye even if we believe ourselves religious, at very critical times, we allow power and money to take precedence the time has come to concentrate on spiritual studies, feeling inner values like compassion and warm heartedness. Similarly there is saraswati pooja in mid Magh (January/February). It is celebrated as the birthday of Saraswati, the Goddess of Learning. She is the lily-white daughter of Shiva and Durga in spotless white robe and seated in a full-blown lotus. Likewise there is Maha Shiva Ratri This day is the celebration dedicated to the Lord Shiva which falls on the Trayodashi of the month Falgun (February/March).The Nepalese people have always been family oriented. They take great pride in their ancient tradition of closely-knit family unit. This sort of kinship is not only the result of religious teachings, but also due to various festivals and ceremonies, which brings the family together and strengthens the family ties in the Nepalese society. In some communities there is discrimination between caste creed and gender which we have to study and avoid by maintaining the social harmony.
Religions of the world Any way we have to preserve the diversity of culture for the future generations. On the other hand the early civilization must be exposed to the offspring in time to time. That's why every culture must be studied by everyone.
"Mother and Motherland are greater"
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