Symbolic influence Dashain and Tihar in Nepali Society
Generally, Dashain and Tihar festival brings religious and festive mood in the society. However, people ignore the symbolic influence of Dashain and Tihar festival. People exchange greetings, blessings and involve in feast, fly kites, play cards and enjoy shopping and so forth. Mild temperature indicates about the arrival of Dashain and Tihar. Before few decades fog covers entire Kathmandu valley in the Indra Jatra day. Witnessing parijat flower let us know about arrival Dashain and Tihar.
However, these day fog disappeared by still parijat flower blooms despite the circumstances of Urbanization. In Nepal. Dashain and Tihar festival is observed by the Hindus, Non Residential Nepali and Non-Hindus also. Common people just celebrate the festival sacrificing domestic goats, sheep and so forth. Only few people understand about sacrificing six enemies of mind Kama (Desire/Lust),krodha (Anger), lobha (Greed). mada (Ego), moha (Attachment). Matsarya (Jeal) and moha. Besides everyday ritual special pooja is observed chanting mantra, playing damaru and bells in Dashain and lights and firecrackers symbolically shows the time of Tihar festival.
Despite restriction is seen to use firecrackers and people knows about adverse impact of firecrackers upon human, crows and dogs still people entertain themselves using the firecrackers. Different varieties of flowers are required in Dashain and Tihar. Requirement of flowers symbolically encouraged people to involve in floriculture. Dashain symbolically shows the importance of fertile seeds in plantation process. Similarly, the celebration urge people to involve in agricultural activities or roof top gardening. Growing Jamara leaves shows the fruitful consequences of hard work, patience, favorable environment. During Dashain, people visit the temple of goddess. People have to remain in queue for hours or more.
Waiting till hours or more symbolically teaches people about importance of patience and silence. People seeks blessings from senior family members, honorable people and friends. People symbolically realize about the importance of senior family members. In order to prepare tika of Dashain people mixes rice, curd and vermillion. Symbolically rice shows the importance of rice plantation, curd shows importance of animal husbandry, vermilion shows the importance of victory. Even kite flying shows the importance to proper thread, balanced kite and cheering up and diverse strategies to be the winner in the flying kite competition.
Nepali people also observe Tihar festival. Tihar festival symbolically shows the importance of non-stop and fast lifestyle to achieve power, property and prestige. On first day the crow is worshipped providing food. Crow is considered as the messenger since the time immemorial. Symbolically people learn diverse style from the crow. For instance the crow consuming food thinking about situation and sharing food with community and signaling upcoming dangers such as earthquake or death of crow. People worship dogs realizing contribution of dog such as barking seeing unknown people, protecting people from thieves and unwanted activities.
Symbolically dog is worshipped realizing friendship of dog with family member. Next day goddess Laxmi is worshipped at night. Then the Newars celebrate the New Year and people worship the self through Mha Pooja. Ultimately, the people celebrate Bhai Tika festival to strength family and kinship relations. brothers. Excessive conspicuous consumption, use of restricted fire cracker, playing juwa tass, and asking more money in Deusi and Bhailo symbolically shows entrance of bikriti in sanskriti. the research tools researcher aims to investigate the symbolic message pertaining to Dashain and Tihar.
Basically, people worship Goddess Durga seeking victory in each and every moment of life. Whether flying kites or sacrificing fruits and animals Dashain urge people to be the winner. However, worshipping pattern, annual celebration shows the importance of Dashain and Tihar festival. People enjoy Dashain and Tihar through lavish celebration maintaining purity. Similarly, people visit diverse temples of goddess Durga expecting victory. Dashain and Tihar, the important festivals observed throughout Nepal.
In Dashain and Tihar festivals people interact with Gods and Goddess and people as well. Dashain and Tihar festivals have symbolic importance as religious, agricultural, social, economic and political importance is attached. In terms of religion people celebrate Dashain receive blessing of goddess Durga. Similarly, goddess Laxmi is worshipped to receive blessing. Symbolically it is believed that if people offer self-cooked sel roti with smell of ghee then goddess Laxmi would be pleased. Novice family member will know how to cook sel roti.
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