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Tihar

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Tihar  ( Nepali :  तिहार )  Kirat language  and culture is a five-day-long Nepali festival celebrated in  Nepal  and the  Nepali people  of Indian states of  Sikkim  including in  Darjeeling  district of  West Bengal . It is the festival of lights, as  diyas  are lit inside and outside the houses to make it illuminate at night. It is popularly known as  Swanti  and Mha worship among the  Newars  and as  Deepawali  among  Madhesis . [3] Set in the  Vikram Samvat  calendar, the festival begins with Kaag Tihar in Trayodashi of Kartik Krishna Paksha and ends with  Bhai Tika in Dwitiya of Kartik Sukla Paksha every year. [4] Tihar is the second biggest Nepalese festival after  Dashain . It is considered to be of great importance as it shows a contribution to not just the humans and the gods, but also to the animals like crows, cows, and dogs that maintain an int...

Dashain

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                                                                                                                                                                                                Dashain Festival is one of the most important hindu festival which is celebrated all over Nepal delightfully. This festival usually falls in the month of September or October and is actually celebrated for 15 days. It starts from bright lunar fornight (Shukla poornima) according to Nepalese annual calendar. Hindus greatest f...