TIHAR

Tihar is a very interesting and joyful festival.

It is celebrated by hindu religious people but whole
Nepal is enjoying at this time.
It is the festival of lights and it is celebrated for 5 days. After the fifth day Mha puja is
celebrated by the
Newari people and after it chaath puja is celebrated by
The Maithili people.
Tihar is ought to unite people and spread love between
them .The day of bhaitika is making the relation of brothers and sisters more strengthful.
It is celebrated to impress goddess Laxmi(The goddess of wealth)
to come to their home and give them blessings.
Tihar starts with cleaning the house . Colorful lights are also seen outside houses in Tihar.
 Kaag Tihar
Kaag Tihar is the ocassion which falls on the 1 st
day of Tihar.In this day Crow is worshipped by
the people.People keep food on their rooftop
which is eaten by the crow. In the Hindu culture,
Crow is considered as the guard of the Yamaraja (
The lord of death).People believe that worshipping
the crow diverts the death and sadness from their
home .It is believed that the crows work for all the
year and on the day of Kaag Tihar they are resting
and worshipping them brings happiness to their
home .People offer food to the crows. It is believed
that feeding the Crow brings them good luck for
rest of the year.It is also done by the relation of humanity.
 Kukur Tihar
Kukur Tihar is celebrated in the 2nd day of Tihar.
Kukur Tihar is celebrated to get a chance by a
dog to be worshipped . In Nepal people don’t
give much attention to the dogs but on this day
people worship dogs , offer them food and put
garlands on them. In Nepali tradition dogs are
meant to be the messengers of Yamaraja(The lord
of death). People worship them to impress lord Yama
and bring happiness to their home.People make
delicious dishes like selroti,jhilinga and many other
dishes which are offered to the dogs.
This teaches us to love dogs and don’t hate them.
It spreads humanity and peace all around the world so
such activities must continue for generations.
Laxmi Puja(Deepawali)
Laxmi Puja is celebrated in the 3rd day of Tihar.It
is also called Deepawali which means the festival
of lights.On this day,people worship Cow which
is said to be the swaroop of goddess Laxmi.In the
morning people feed the cow,put garlands on it
and pray for goddess Laxmi to enter in their home.
We can see lights everywhere outside people’s houses.All
the houses are cleaned before Tihar because it is
belived that goddess Laxmi comes to those houses
only which are clean and tidy.People pray to Laxmi
that their businessess would go on right path and never
Bankrupt.Children often use firecrackers in Deepawali
for fun and joy.Laxmi Puja can be considerd as an
important occasion which falls on Tihar.
Govardhan Puja
Govardhan Puja is the 4th occasion which falls on
the 4th day of Tihar.In this occasion Govardhan
hill which is mentioned in the bhgwat purana(
The lifestory if Shree Krishna).In the Hindu text
it is mentioned that Krishna lifted the huge hill
Govardhan with his one finger only.He did that
to provide shelter to the villagers when Lord Indra(
The god of rain)was angry and created huge storms
and made it rain heavily to destroy The Vrindhavan.
The devotees celebrate this day very exited and
happily.They offer a mountain of food as an offering
to Lord Krishna as food plays an important role in
this puja.The devotees sing hynms,kritans and light
up their houses and clean their houses also.
 Bhai Tika
Bhai Tika isn’t a festival in itself but it’s celebrated
on the 5th and last day of Tihar.Bhai Tika is
celebrated on the second lunar day of Shukla
Pakshya.This is the day of brothers and sisters.
In this day brother and sister gather together on
this auspicious day of Bhai Tika.The sisters put
Saptarang(7 colours)Tika on the forehead of the
brothers.Brothers also put the saptarang in their
sister’s forehead.Both the brothers and sisters give
blessings to each others for a long and healthy
life. The brothers and sisters give gifts to each
others and sisters cook delicious dishes for their
brothers.So it is a great day which strengthens
the relation between the brothers and sisters.
Mha Puja(Self worship)
Mha Puja means “worship of the self” in Newari,
and it celebrates the spirit within oneself.It is the
celebration of the existance of one’s life and
understanding the importance of life.Mha puja
is celebrated just after the Bhai Tika.In the Newari
culture Mha Puja is known as the new year of
Newars.The mandala is worshipped by offering ritual
foods like samai baji ,sacred thread,coloured paste,
incense,lighted wicks and flowers.Family members
then sit cross-legged in front of one’s mandala,and
the lady of the household walks down putting a dab
of coloured paste in their foreheads.It is celebrated
because people think that their minds and souls will
be purified after doing this Puja.Mha puja is the
most important festival in Newari community.
Chaath Puja(Worship of Sun)
According to the hindu mythology,Chhath puja is
celebrated on the Shulka Pakshya of Kartik.It is
considerdas an important festival in Mithila and
UP Bihar states of India.A fast of three days is
also observed during this period.People worship
chhati mata to get her blessings.Puja is organised
on the bank of water bodies and rising and setting
sun is worshipped.It is believed that this puja will
fulfill all people’s desire and needs who perform
this fast.People also believe that there is Lord Surya’s
sister chhati mata and they worship her to bring
happiness to their home.Nowadays we can see many
people performing this puja with lots of love and
happiness .Khasta and Thekua are two main
prasad of this festival.It is quite good to see people
gather around and worship something byhearted.
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