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 intimate relationship with humans. People make patterns on the floor of living rooms or courtyards using several coloured flowers in ancients days nowadays they use the materials such as colored rice, dry flour, colored sand or flower petals outside their house, called Rangoli, which is meant to be a sacred welcoming area for the Gods and Goddesses, mainly Goddess Laxmi.^[5][6]

Crows and ravens are worshiped by offerings of sweets and dishes placed on the roofs of houses. The cawing of crows and ravens symbolizes sadness and grief in Nepali culture, so devotees offer crows and ravens food to avert grief and death in their homes. Tihar represents the divine attachment between humans and other animals.

Another interesting observation during Tihar days in Nepal is gambling: during the days of the festival, it's allowed to gamble, while the rest of the year it's illegal for Nepalese citizens to gamble.^[7]

Contents

• 1Kaag Tihar (Day 1)
• 2Kukur Tihar (Day 2)
• 3Gai Tihar and Laxmi Puja (Day 3)
• 4Bhai Tika (Day 5)
• 5References
  

Dashain is the greatest festival of Hindu religion. The festival is celebrated for 15 days worshiping the Goddess Durga. It usually falls in the month of Ashwin or Kartik. Dashain is also regarded as one of the longest and biggest festival of the year.
This time I went to my village and celebrated     Dashain. In 24^th of Ashwin we celebrated Ghatasthapana which was the first day of Dashain.
  

Phulpati:                                                                            On 30^th of Ashwin was celebrated as Phulpati. In this day all members of my family went to worship lord Durga in temple.   

Asthami:

This was celebrated on 31^th Ashwin. Asthami is also regarded as 8^th day of Dashain. This day many people in the Nepal used to it celebrate by sacrificing animals to Durga and Kali. They used to sacrifice mainly goat in the temple. Our family also sacrificed a goat in the temple and on that day we called the relatives in our house and we had meat of goat.

Dashami:

This day was celebrated on 2^nd kartik is known for putting tika. On this day we take tika and Jamara from our elders and receive their blessing and the Murat for putting tika was 09:51 AM. Elder member of the family started to put tika for younger member and start to give blessing. Everything was good and all member of my family and relatives were happy and they were feeling wonderful. We took some photographs while putting tika. Everyone in the member put tika to each other. I also received tika and Jamara from my parents, elders and relatives. The day went very good with my parents and all the relatives.