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Naming ceremony  Ihi (Bel           Death ritual     Different

                         on the 11  day of  Bibaha),         according        Jatras, Mha
                                   th
                         the birth            arrange        to their own     Puja, etc.
             Newar
                                              and love       religion
                                              marriage       (Hindus or

                                                             Buddhist)
                         Purity on 3  day     Arrange,       Bury the dead  Siriwa, Parwa,
                                     rd
                         for daughter and     Abduction/  body in the         Sirijat, etc.

                         4  day for son       eloping,       defined area,
                          th
             Dhimal
                                              Jari, widow  Mourning up
                                              and Supari     to 4 days.
                                              marriage
                         Naming ceremony  Arrange,           Bury/cremate  Maghi, Fagu,

                         on 6  to 9  day of  Jari and        the dead body  etc.
                                   th
                              th
             Tharu
                         the birth            love
                                              marriage




















             KEY TERMS

            Eloping  : running away with somebody in order to marry secretly
            Exogamy : the custom in some societies of marrying outside their own social group
            Mourn  : grieve or to feel and show sorrow







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