Tuesday, December 5, 2017

#20 WILD CARD

Dashain


Dashain is the biggest festival celebrated in my country Nepal. It is celebrated by people all over the country and the Nepalese people who live abroad as well. Dashain has immense amount to value among the Nepalese people. Dashain is all about getting together with friends and family and having a good time. The main significance of Dashain is togetherness anf unity among people. Dashain is a fifteen days long festival celebrated with high enthusiam and positive vibes only. The fifteen days of celebration occurs during the bright lunar fortnight ending on the day of full moon.


It is the longest and the most auspicious festival in the Bikram Sambat annual calender. It is the most anticipated festival in the country. 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 on which it is celebrated, the most important days are the first, seventh, eighth, ninth and tenth.

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