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LESSON FESTIVALS OF OUR COUNTRY
3 Objectives : After the completion of this lesson, students will be able to:

discuss the importance of festivals.
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discuss the common ways of celebrating different festivals
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Sherpa people celebrate Dumji festival during the month of May or

June. It is one of the great festivals in the Khumbu region. On this
occasion, Sherpa people dance, drink, eat and have lots of fun. So this

is a merry making festival. They also perform various Sherpa rituals

with the help of monks. This festival is celebrated in Tengboche,

Namche Bazaar, Khumjung, Pangboche, Junbesi and other places of

Khumbu region. The festival serves as a religious and community
duty. It also helps bring the Sherpa people together.

Pasang Sherpa had invited his friends to celebrate Dumji with his

family. His friends were excited by the invitation. Sitaram, Birman,

Dibya, Rajendra, Ali and Damber were the first to reach the place
of celebration. Pasang welcomed them and they enjoyed dance and

food together with Pasang’s family and relatives. When they met

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