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There are many great actress and actor came and perform their talent here. We, our friends enjoyed very romantically with dancing with crowd.
Finally ,this year all the great festival like Dashain, Tihar are ended with Chhath . It was held at Birgunj , City Parsa , Nepal. The stage was ow-some . The crowd was covered by too huge people . Could every people were dancing , Yes, that was very great event . Most of the people , were performed behind the stage , amazing , that was one of the memorable moment.
Chhath is an ancient Hindu Vedic festival historically native to the Indian subcontinent, specifically, the Indian states of Bihar, Jharkhand and the Madhesh region of Uttar Pradesh and Nepal. Chhath Puja is dedicated to Surya and Shashthi Devi (Sixth Maiya), to request them to improve the boundaries of life on earth and to fulfill certain desires. Thank them. This festival is celebrated by Nepalese and Indian people with their diaspora.
The festival does not include idolatry and is dedicated to worshiping Chhath Maiya (Shashti Mata) and the Sun God, with Usha and Pratyusha being the Vedic goddess and wife of Dushyanta respectively. It is believed that the main sources of Sun's powers are his wife Usha and Pratyusha. In Chhath, there is a joint worship of both the powers along with the Sun. In the morning, the first rays of the sun (Usha) are worshiped and in the evening the last rays of the sun (Pratyusha) are offered to both of them. [Rit] and rituals are rigorous and are observed over a period of four days. These include holy bathing, fasting and abstaining from drinking water, standing in water for long periods of time, and offering prasad (prayer offerings) and arghya to the setting sun and rising sun. Some devotees also perform a prostitution march to the river bank.
Environmentalists claim that Chhath is the most environmentally friendly Hindu festival. Although this festival is most celebrated in Nepal and Madhesh (southern) region of Indian states Bihar, Jharkhand and UP, it is also more prevalent in areas where migrants from those areas are present. It is celebrated in all northern regions of India and major northern urban centers. This festival is celebrated in all regions including North-East region of India, Madhya Pradesh, Bihar, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, West Bengal, Rajasthan Mumbai, Mauritius, Fiji, but Not exclusively. , South Africa, Trinidad and Tobago, Guyana, Suriname, Jamaica, other parts of the Caribbean, United States, United Kingdom, Republic of Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, Malaysia, Macau, Japan and Indonesia.
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1 Types of Chhath Puja
2 history
3 rituals and traditions
4 references
Types of Chhath Puja
Chaitra Chhath - celebrated in the Chaitra month of Vikram Samvat.
Kartik Chhath - celebrated in the Kartik month of Vikram Samvat. It is the most famous and is celebrated on a very large scale.
History
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Chhath is a Vedic ritual dedicated to the Hindu solar deity Surya, and the goddess Shashthi (also known as Chhathi Maiya). It is also mentioned in both major Indian epics - in the Ramayana, when Rama and Sita returned to Ayodhya, the people celebrated Diwali, and on its sixth day Ramrajya was established. On this day Rama and Sita fasted and Surya Shashthi / Chhath worshiped by Sita. Therefore, she was blessed with Luv and Kush as her sons. In the Mahabharata, Chhath Puja was performed by Draupadi / Kunti when he fled from Lakshmanahari.
Rituals and Traditions
The main worshipers, called Parvitin (from the Sanskrit feast, meaning 'occasion' or 'festival'), are usually women. However, many people also observe this festival as Chhath is not a gender-specific festival. Parvatin prays for the good of his family, and for the prosperity of his clan. In some communities, once a family member starts performing Chhath Puja, it is their compulsory duty to do it every year and offer it to generations to come. The festival is abandoned only when the family dies in that year. If a person stops performing the ritual on a particular year, it ceases permanently and one cannot resume it. In other communities, this is not mandatory.
The offerings include sweets, kheer, thekua and fruits (mainly sugarcane, sweet lime and banana) which are served in small bamboo vinyos. The food is strictly vegetarian and is cooked without salt, onion or garlic. The emphasis is on maintaining food purity.
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