Hindus are rich in rituals. One ends and another starts. Dashain starts in the mid of september and ends in the begining of October. Meanwhile, just after few days people start prepatation of another festival, which is also one of the great festival that the Hindu people celebrate every year.
It is celebrated in the month of October. The festival comes at the end of the autumn season. The autumn is a season of harvest. Thus, the Tihar is observed in a season, when people can spend.
The festival is celebrated for five days, hence it is also called 'Panchak'. It may be called the festival of light. Lights are a prominent feature of this festival. People keep lights burning in their houses at night. The houses are cleaned and washed. People decorate their houses with flowers, pictures and festoons. Cleanliness is another feature of the festival.
The first day of the festival is called the crow festival. The crow is worshipped on this day. People can not actually worship the crow, for it is a cunning bird. Nobody can catch it. People leave some food for the crow at a place. The crow comes and eats the food. We do not like it, but on this day we welcome the crow.
The second day of the festival is the dog festival. The dog is worshipped on this day. 
Some persons worship their own dogs. Some person have no dog of their own and worship a street dog. They put 'Tika' on the dog's forehead and garland round his neck.They give him food to eat. some persons hate dags and harass them, but on this day dogs are kindly treated by everybody.
Some persons worship their own dogs. Some person have no dog of their own and worship a street dog. They put 'Tika' on the dog's forehead and garland round his neck.They give him food to eat. some persons hate dags and harass them, but on this day dogs are kindly treated by everybody.
The third day of the festival is called Laxmi Puja.Laxmi is the goddess of fortune . In the morning, people worship the cow. The cow is an incarnation of Laxmi. At night, they worship an image or a picture of Laxmi 
and invoke her blessing. They pray that Laxmi may bless them with wealth. They keep their houses and surroundings clean because they think that Laxmi does not enter an unclean house. At night, they keep lights burning. One can see more lights on this day than on any other day of the festival. A town like Kathmandu is brilliantly illuminated.
and invoke her blessing. They pray that Laxmi may bless them with wealth. They keep their houses and surroundings clean because they think that Laxmi does not enter an unclean house. At night, they keep lights burning. One can see more lights on this day than on any other day of the festival. A town like Kathmandu is brilliantly illuminated.
The fourth day of the festival is known as the Ox Festival. The ox is worshipped on this day. The ox is a useful animal. He ploughs our fields and draws carts. It is no wonder that we worship the ox. We value him for his services.
The fifth day of the festival is called the Brother's Festival (Bhai Tika). Sisters worship their brothers on this day and give them presents. Specially sweets and fruits. Sisters put Tika on their brother's foreheads and garland them with flower-wreaths. Brothers give them money in return for the respect bestowed upon them demand on this occasion.
The Tihar is a festival of great rejoicing. People keep their houses neat and clean. 
They eat sweets and fruits.They eat 'Sel Roti' in this festival. It is better than the Dashain. They do not kill birds and animals. The Tihar does not entail a huge expenditure.People do not have to buy new clothes and kill animals. The most attractive feature of this festival is cleanliness. It is said that cleanliness is next to godliness. The idea that Laxmi does not bless and unclean family is worth entertaining.The most important aspect of this festival is worshiping of the different animals. Thus people worship nature.
They eat sweets and fruits.They eat 'Sel Roti' in this festival. It is better than the Dashain. They do not kill birds and animals. The Tihar does not entail a huge expenditure.People do not have to buy new clothes and kill animals. The most attractive feature of this festival is cleanliness. It is said that cleanliness is next to godliness. The idea that Laxmi does not bless and unclean family is worth entertaining.The most important aspect of this festival is worshiping of the different animals. Thus people worship nature.
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