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Tihar
Introduction
- Five days long Hindu festival.
- Falls between October and November right after Dashain.
- Also known as Deepawali, Diwali or Swanti
- Festival of lights.
- Celebrated by worshiping the Hindu Goddess Laxmi and other avatars of Gods for five days.
Intro
The Five Days Of Tihar
Days
Kaag Tihar is the first day of tihar. It is celebrated to get rid of sadness and grief by offering sweets and other special food items to crows. The second day of tihar is kukur tihar, also known as khicha puja among the newar community. On this day, dogs are worshiped by putting red tika and garlands to show the love, respect and to acknowledge the relationship between humans and dogs. The most important day of tihar, Laxmi puja, falls on the third day of tihar. It is celebrated by worshiping cows and the goddess Laxmi to thank them for all the benefits they have provided to us humans. Goru puja is the forth day of Tihar and on this day goru (ox) are worshiped by putting tika, garlands and feeding them speical food items. The fifth and last day of Tihar is called bhai tika. It's observed by sisters putting on saptarangi tika on their brothers and exchanging gifts to ensure long life and to thank them for the protection they provide.
History Of Tihar
History
According to Hindu mythology, there was a king who was in his last days of life because his astrologer told him that a serpent would come to harm him. To escape this curse, the king was advised to sleep with diyos all around the palace on Laxmi Puja day, so that the goddess can defend him from the serpent. Later on the serpent arrived but Laxmi Puja convinced the serpent not to harm the king. The serpent took the king to Yama Raj where he saw that the king’s days on earth were numbered zero. The clever serpent wrote a seven before the zero and that way the king lived for seventy more years. Since then, Tihar is widely celebrated by worshipping Laxmi and Yama Raj, in other word the festival is a celebration of life and prosperity.
Food And Clothings
Food And Clothings
The festival Tihar is celebrated with sweets like ladoos, barfi and lalmohan. But Sel roti is one of those sweets that has a significant role in shaping the feel and essence of Tihar. The thick mixture of rice flour and sugar is deep fried in ghee or oil by pouring it in a circular shape. Selroti is prepared around the first day of tihar and it is eaten everyday during the festival.
Traditional but clean clothes are worn during laxmi puja and bhai tika because major pujas are performed on these day which means the area and the people should be clean and tidy.
Music and Dance
At night starting from the third day, people visit the houses in the neighborhood with their musical instruments by singing and dancing which is known as Deusi Bhailo. They prepare slogans in nepali to sing it during their walk. People inside the houses (the house owners) prepare a plate full of money, food (mostly sel rotis),fruits and flowers to give to the visitors that come around to entertain them with their music and dance. Nowadays, social workers and politician along with young people visit local homes and sing their songs and slogans to collect funds for welfare and social activities.
Art
Rangoli is a form of art made from coloured powder in tihar. People draw pretty designs infront of the doorways to welcome the goddess Laxmi. The purpose of rangoli is to feel strength, generosity, and to bring good luck into the family.
Art
Work Cited
Balaram Thapa (2016). Tihar festival. Nepal Hiking Team.
Catherine Jigme (2019). Tihar festival. Tibet Vista.
Monali Dholakia (2018). Diwali in Nepal. Holidify.