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other friends in school the next day, they shared their experience of
celebrating Dumji with Pasang’s family.
Like Dumji, there are
numerous other festivals
that are celebrated in Nepal.
Festivals like Dashain,
Tihar, Chhath, Christmas,
Baisakh Purnima, Janai
Purnima, Eid, Teej, Krishna
Asthami, Gaura etc are
important from religious Bisket Jatra, Bhaktapur
point of view. Udhauli,
Ubhauli, Lhosar, Maghe Sankranti, Fathers’ Day, Mothers’ Day, New
Year etc are socially important. Some local festivals and jatras are
celebrated according to religion, caste and region.
Festivals bring people together and promote social harmony. People
wear new clothes and eat varieties of food. They engage in prayer,
singing and dancing. People also play different games like linge ping
during these festivals. Homes are cleaned, painted and decorated.
Those who are away from home travel back to meet and celebrate
festivals with their relatives and friends. So festivals bring a change
in our daily life.
In recent years, some bad traditions have been adopted as part of
festival celebration. In the name of festivals, people are getting
involved in some bad activities. For example, children begin to throw
dirty water on people a week before Holi. During Dashain and Tihar,
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