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Megha: Which is your favorite festival? these festivals?
Ba: I really enjoy celebrating Mha Puja in Tihar with Ba: The seniors must tell their children and grandchil-
my family, because on that day the whole family sits dren the meanings and purpose of the festivals so that
together, worships together, and have fun together. We they can enjoy and continue them.
spent the morning cleaning the house. In the evening,
we make mandaps and worship our bodies and souls. Megha: Thank you so much Baa for the interview. I
really enjoyed hearing about the Newari festivals and
Megha: According to you, why is it important to pre- culture.
serve our festivals?
Ba: And I enjoyed telling you.
Ba: Festivals are important to us because they have
been celebrated for hundreds of years and have been Megha leaves the room to do her other homework.
part of our lives. We must continue that tradition to
preserve our culture. - Megha Joshi
Megha: What do you recommend we do to continue
