Celebration Of Festivals At Dhakalthok Home ,Panchamul Syangja,Nepal

Festivals are part of our life and they make our days happier.This Navaratree has lots of stories at home and we just ran about the food festive mood.The concept of festivals have emerged from the desire of celebrating what we have in our hands, what we have achieved. The celebrations also display our hopes for what we want in future, in the time to come. The last day and the first day of a year in any calander are celebrated all over the world. This signifies that something has ended; and a new era is beginning.

Keeping this situation in mind, if we see the concept of celebrating the festivals, then the modus operandi of such celebrations need a methodical change. If the festivals are for reducing the stress in general, we need certain changes. Take the case of a festival like Diwali. We purchase new clothes; we eat sweets; we go for visiting religions places and meet our friends and relatives. These things cost money. There is a big class in our society that hardly can afford such luxuries. For them there is no meaning of Diwali or any other festival. But they would keep looking at all of those who enjoy through the richness of their pockets. The poor people would feel the state of alienation; they would feel inferior; they would even feel being cheated, thinking that the wealthy people have kept their opportunities blocked by occupying major sources of income.

Hinduism is the only religion in the world which has emphasised to such an extent the motherhood of God.To celebrate a good harvest and to propitiate the nine planets, women also plant nine different kinds of food grain seeds in small containers during these nine days and then offer the young saplings to the goddess.During Navaratri, some devotees of Durga observe a fast and prayers are offered for the protection of health and property. A period of introspection and purification, Navaratri is traditionally an auspicious time for starting new ventures. 

Navaratri (nine nights) is one of the greatest Hindu festivals. It symbolises the triumph of good over evil. Navratri takes place at the beginning of October around harvest time and, as the name implies, this festival is celebrated for nine days. Navratri is also known as Durga Puja.

There has been multiple stories about Navaratree or Chitre Dashai at Dhakalthok home ,we love our uncles doing PUJA at Kul Mandir of Dhakalthok home Syangja Panchamul.Also, Brahmin do kul puja remembering dead relatives in a 2/3 years gap which varies in classes of Brahmin. In most of the homes, it is compulsory to bath in the morning and worshipping god. Without puja in morning, day is not started.In marriage ceremony, bridegroom goes in the house of bride to marry her. They both worship fire and god and take around fire promising each other not to leave each other’s support, love in front of family, friends and relatives. Bride has to go in the house of bridegroom after marriage.

Also, for the adult boys, there is an important ritual which is compulsory for all boys of Brahmin castewhich is Bratabanda. It should at the appropriate age but nowdays many of the boys perform this custom just before marriage. The boy has to shave head and after this, sister has to put oil on his head and ear. For a boy, without bratabandha, marriage is incomplete.

Brahmin are much more involved in religion and in the home of this caste,t he family is well mannered. When a female of home is in the period then,s he is kept in separate room without allowing to touch any food and other members, too. They are not allowed to go in kitchen, puja room. They are not even allowed to enter to temple. Only after five days,s he can worship in temple and can make food. It is a good thing in one way, because she is not allowed to do works then in period, she can get enough rest.

But, by another way, it is bad too. Girl is kept in one room only and if she needs anything then she should call other family members. But, by the modernization of the world, the conservative view of Brahmin is somehow being changed. So, lately in many families, girls are allowed for other activities except cooking food and worshipping God during her periods.

On the 12^th day after birth, the Namakaran( Naming) ceremony is conducted with puja. The people involved in the baby naming ceremony are the paternal and maternal grandparents, parents of new born baby and relatives and friends.There are lots of stuff of Dhakalthok Home Syangja Panchamul and my diary gets closed as the lunchtime call by mom causes to have the prasad at home.