My experience of Dashain

My experience on Dashain

Dashain is a major festival that falls during ashoj-kartik. All the people of Nepal celebrate this festival. Dashain brings people together . In Dahain we celebrate Durga the god.

As we all know that, In dashain we flew kite, put tika and get blessing from elders .

Day 1: Ghatasthapana

Ghatasthapana marks the beginning of DashainIt falls on Aswin Shukla Pratipada, the first day of the bright half of the lunar calendar in the month of Aswin. On this day the kalash is filled with holy water which is then covered with cow dung and sown with barley seeds. Then, the kalash is put in the center of a rectangular sand block .We put grass inside home which  is known as ‘Jamara’. These rituals continue till the seventh day.

Day 7: Fulpati

Fulpati is a major celebration on the seventh day

 of Dashain .

Day 8: Maha Ashtami

The eighth day is called the 'Maha Asthami' .This is the day when we sacrifice goats .

Day 9: Maha Nawami

The ninth day is called Maha-navami which literally means the great ninth day. This day is the last day of Navarati. Ceremonies and rituals reach the peak on this day. On this day, official military ritual killings are held in one of the Hanuman Dhoka royal palace called the Kot courtyard. On this occasion, the state offers the sacrifices of buffaloes under the

Day 10: Dashami

The tenth day of the festival is the 'Dashami'.  On this day, a mixture of rice, yoghurt and vermillon is prepared. This preparation is known as "tika". Elders put this tika and jamara which is sown in the Ghatasthapana on the forehead of younger relatives to bless them with abundance in the upcoming years. . Elders give "Dakshina", or a small amount of money, to younger relatives at this time along with the blessings. This continues to be observed for five days till the full moon dur­ing which period families and relatives visit each other to exchange gifts and greetings. This ritual of taking tika from all the elder relatives (even the distant relatives) helps in the renewal of the community ties greatly.