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  2. Tihar (festival) - Wikipedia

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    Tihar is the second biggest Nepali festival after Dashain, and is usually allocated a three-day-long national holiday. The festival is considered novel in that it shows reverence to not just the gods, but also to animals such as crows, cows, and dogs that have long-lived alongside humans.

  3. Kukur Tihar - Wikipedia

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    Tihar is a five-day-long Hindu festival originating from Nepal; it is the second-largest festival in the country, after Dashain. [3] [4] [5] Kukur Tihar is celebrated on the second day of Tihar. [4] [6] During the festival of Tihar, many animals including cows and crows are also worshipped. [7] [8]

  4. List of festivals in Nepal - Wikipedia

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    Dashain (Nepali: दशैं; Daśãi, also Baḍādaśhãin बडादशैं or Bijayā Daśamī Nepali: बिजया दशमी) is the 15-day-long festival and holidays of Nepal. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] It is the longest and the most auspicious festival in the Nepalese annual calendar, celebrated by Nepalese Hindu people throughout the globe.

  5. Dashain - Wikipedia

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    Dashain or Bada'dashain, also referred as Vijaya Dashami in Sanskrit, is a major Hindu religious festival in Nepal and the Indian states of Sikkim, West Bengal, Assam, South India, and Sri Lanka. [2] It is also celebrated by other religions of Nepal and elsewhere in the world, [ 3 ] including among the Lhotshampa of Bhutan [ 4 ] and the Burmese ...

  6. Sakhiya dance - Wikipedia

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    Sakhiya dance is a Nepalese traditional dance performed by the Tharu community during the Dashain and Tihar festivals. Officially, it begins on the day of Krishna Janmashtami. The dance is mainly performed by the unmarried young girls and boys. In the first phase, boys play drums and girls use pumpkin leaves.

  7. Dashain Aayo - Wikipedia

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    Dashain Aayo (Nepali: दशैँ आयो), also known as Kodo Fulyo Barima, is a Nepalese song from the film Muglan, which was released in 2005. The song depicts the celebration of the biggest Hindu festival in Nepal, Dashain. It is regarded as an evergreen Dashain song, and is still prominent among Nepali people, especially during the ...

  8. Maruni - Wikipedia

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    Maruni is a Nepalese folk dance of the Magar community. [1] It is popular in Nepalese diasporic communities of India (Darjeeling, Assam, Sikkim) Nepal, Bhutan and Myanmar.It is one of the oldest and most famous dance of the Nepalese community residing in these regions, originally danced as part of Dashain and Tihar festival.

  9. Dance in Nepal - Wikipedia

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    Women put holey earthen pot with fire inside, on their head and dance in a group during Dashain. Jatjatin Dance: It is based on folk songs of Maithili and Tharu community which they perform from Shrawan Purnima to Bhadra Purnima. It is based on the love story of hero jat and heroine Jatin and their lives.