write an essay about dashain, mention how you celebrated and compare old and new ones
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Dashain is celebrated by the Hindu followers all over Nepal. It is the festival that brings happiness and delivers the message of unity among people. This festival signifies unity, the victory of truth, and the inception of happiness. Dashain generally falls in Nepali Month Aswin( September ) lasts for 10 days.
Explanation and comparison:
Dashain (Nepali) (Baḍadasai बडादशैँ in Nepal, also Vijaya Dashami), is a major religious festival in Nepal and India.[3] Dashain called Dussehra in India is celebrated by the Hindus of India and Nepal as well as elsewhere in the world[4] and among the Lhotshampa of Bhutan[5] and the Burmese Gurkhas of Myanmar. A version of this festival is celebrated as Navaratri or Dashera by Hindus in India, although rites and rituals vary significantly.
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Vijayadashami refers to either goddess Durga’s victory over evil depending on the region.[1]
Official name
बडादशैँ
Also called
Bijaya Dashami
Observed by
Hindu religion
Type
Religious, Cultural
Significance
Celebrates the victory of good over evil
Celebrations
Marks the end of Durga Puja
Observances
People worship Chamundeshwari Kali, Chandi, Bhairabi, Barahi and take the tika and jamara with elders, pandals (stages), plays, community gathering, recitation of scriptures, immersion of Durga or burning of Ravana.
Date
Ashvin or Kartik (September to November)
2020 date
26 October, Monday
2021 date
15 October, Friday
It is the longest and the most auspicious festival in the Bikram Sambat and Nepal Sambat annual calendars, celebrated by Nepalese people, along with their diaspora throughout the globe. It is the most anticipated festival in Nepal and India. People return from all parts of the world, as well as different parts of the country, to celebrate together.[4] 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 night) of the month of Ashwin 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, tenth, and fifteenth.[6]
Among the Newar of the Kathmandu Valley, Dashain is popularly celebrated as Mohani and is celebrated as the most important festival of Nepal Sambat calendar year.[7] Among Hindu and Buddhist Newars, it is celebrated with variations where each nine days Navaratri (Newar: नवरात्री) leading up to the 10th day called 'Dashami', carry special importance, with the most important days being the Ghatasthapana, Maha Asthami (8th-day), Maha Nawami (9th-day) and Maha Dashami.[8] The goddess Durga and her various manifestations are especially worshiped by Newars throughout the Shaktipeeths of Kathmandu Valley. Among Newars, Dashain is also important for its emphasis on family gatherings as well as on a renewal of community ties, highlighted by special family dinners called Nakhtyā (Newar: नख्त्या) and various communal processions of deities called Jātrā (Newar: जात्रा) throughout the three royal cities of India
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