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TIHAR

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                                                                TIHAR EXPERIENCE Tihar ( Nepali : तिहार ) Kirat language and culture is a five-day-long Nepali festival celebrated in Nepal and the Nepali people of Indian states of Sikkim including in Darjeeling district of West Bengal . It is the festival of lights, as diyas are lit inside and outside the houses to make it illuminate at night. It is popularly known as Swanti and Mha worship among the Newars and as Deepawali among Madhesis . Set in the Vikram Samvat calendar, the festival begins with Kaag Tihar in Trayodashi of Kartik Krishna Paksha and ends with Bhai Tika in Dwitiya of Kartik Sukla Paksha every year. Tihar is the second biggest Nepalese festival after Dashain . It is considered to be of great importance as it shows a contribution to not just the humans and the gods, but also to the animals like crows, cows, and dogs that maintain an intimate relationship with humans. People make patterns on the floor
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my dashain experience  Dashain is the greatest festival of Hindu religion. The festival is celebrated for 15 days worshipping the Goddess Durga. It usually falls in the month of Ashwin or Kartik.  about dashain, it is also regarded as one of the longest and biggest  festival of the year . Phulpati :  3 th  of kartik was celebrated as Phulpati. In this day all members of my family went to worship lord Durga in pashupatinath temple. Asthami : This was celebrated on 4 th  kartik.   Asthami is also regarded as 8 th  day of dashain. This day many people in the Nepal used to it celebrate by sacrificing animals to Durga and Kali. They used to sacrifice mainly goat in the temple. Our family also sacrificed a goat in the temple and on that day we called the relatives in our house and we had meat of goat. Dashami : This day was celebrated on 5 th  kartik is known for putting tika.  On this day we take tika and Jamara from our elders and receive their blessing.