Dashain Festival Tour - 14 Days

Dashain Festival is a very popular festival in Nepal. It is the biggest and the most favorable festival in the Nepalese annual calendar. It is celebrated by Nepalese Hindu people throughout the world. People return from all parts of the world, as well as different parts of the country, to celebrate together with family.  All government offices, educational institutions and other offices remain closed during the festival period. The festival falls in September or October, starting from the shukla paksha (bright lunar fortnight) of the month of Ashvin and ending on purnima (the full moon). Among the fifteen days of celebration, most important days are the first, seventh, eighth, ninth and the tenth.

Our Activities in Deshain festival,

1^st day: – Ghatasthapana, we pray the gods in home by oldest person in our family.  Separate the place for jamara. We use seed of corn, white & barley for plantation to use for deshami (10^th day of this festival).

2^nd day: – Dutiya, Every morning our parents will pray gods Durga & others with offer the water too, till 9^th day.

3^rd day: – Tritiya, Every morning our parents will pray gods Durga & others with offer the water too, till 9^th day.

4^th day: – Chuthi, Every morning our parents will pray gods Durga & others with offer the water too, till 9^th day.

5^th day: – Panchami, Every morning our parents will pray gods Durga & others with offer the water too, till 9^th day.

6^th day: – shashthi, every morning our parents will pray gods Durga & others with offer the water too, till 9^th day.

7^th day: – Phulapati, Every morning our parents will pray gods Durga & others with offer the water too, till 10^th day morning. Fulpati is a major celebration occurring on the seventh day of Dashain. Traditionally, on this day, banana stalks, jamara and sugar cane tied with red cloth is brought by Brahmins from Gorkha to Place in Kathmandu. Many public people will take Phulapati to the temple too, once in their life time. This day is big celebration in Gorkha.

8^th day: – Ashthami,  is the day when the most fierce of Goddess Durga’s manifestations, the blood for thirsty Kali. It is appease through the give up of buffaloes, goats, hens and ducks in temples throughout the nation. Blood, symbolic for its fruitfulness, is on hand to the Goddesses. Appropriately, the night of this day is called Kal Ratri (Black Night). It is also the norm for buffaloes to be sacrific in the courtyards of all the land revenue offices in the country on this day. After the offering of the blood, the meat is taken home and cook as “prasad”. This food is offer, in tiny leaf plates, to the household Gods, and then distribute among-st the family.  While the puja is being carry out great feasts are held in the homes of common people.

9^th day: – Nahami, This is the last day of Navarati. Ceremonies and rituals reach the peak on this day.

10^th day: – Deshami, This is a main day of festival. On this day, a mixture of rice, yogurt and vermilion is prepare by the women. 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.  The red also symbolizes the blood that ties the family together. Elders give “Dakshina”, or a small amount of money, to younger relatives at this time along with the blessings. This continues to be observe for five days till the full moon during. Which period families and relatives visit each other to exchange gifts and greetings.

11^th day: – Ekadeshi, This continues to be observe for five days till the full moon during.  Which period families and relatives visit each other to exchange gifts and greetings.

12^th day: – Duwadeshi, This continues to be observe for five days till the full moon during. Which period families and relatives visit each other to exchange gifts and greetings.

13^th day: – Triyadeshi,

14^th day: – Chaturdeshi, This continues to be observe for five days till the full moon during. Which period families and relatives visit each other to exchange gifts and greetings.

15^th day: – Purnima, Today is a last day of festival to visit each other to exchange gifts and greetings.