Travel to Nepal with Wonderful Himalaya Experience

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Nepal is the land of mythology and heroic stories

Manjushree once saw a blazing flare coming out of a lotus so he stroked his sword over the hill and let the water flow away to have a closer look. And later the bright flame and lotus revolved into Swayambhunath Stupa. Likewise, Lumbini; birth place of Lord Gautam Buddha is the one of the world’s important spiritual site.

Within the religious Mayadevi gardens, you can stroll more than 25 international Buddhist monasteries, study Buddhism and tour over the birthplace of Lord Buddha.

The famous pillar named “Ashoka Pillar” erected by Ashoka himself resides here in Lumbini. Chitwan National Park is the major attraction of tourist. Encounter Nepal’s wildlife.

Nepal is equally rich in its religions, culture, and traditions. Here people belonging to a different ethnic group and religions cherish their own culture and traditions, use their traditional dialect and way of living and live in religious tolerance. Despite having diversity in culture and traditions, people have the feeling of brotherhood for each other.

Nepal comprises of the highest number of Hindu followers, approximately 81.3%. Similarly, Buddhism is the second most followed religion after Hinduism (9.0%) alongside followers of Muslim 4.4%, Kiratist 3.0%, Christian 1.4%, Sikhs 0.2%, Jains 0.1% and 0.6% follows other religions. Customs, traditions, and religions in Nepal contrast from one corner to another.

Hindu reveres the antiquated Vedic gods. They regard Brahma as the creator of the universe, Vishnu as the preserver of the universe and Shiva as the destroyer. Devotees of Hindu preach “Kumari” as the living God. The virgin goddess, Kumari is also a symbol of Shakti, the dynamic component in the female correlate of Shiva. From the Newari caste of Shakya, the Kumari is chosen.

She must possess thirty-two excellences which include unsullied body, a voice of a bird and neck of a duck. To be hailed as a living goddess the girl should not cry or show any kind of fear. To examine her audacity the girl is closed in a room filled with immolated heads of animals, the one who turns out to be fearless is hailed as the living goddess. Lord Buddha is praised by both the followers of Hinduism and Buddhism in Nepal.

The diversity in the religions and traditions in Nepal makes a room for diversified set of customs. The greater part of these traditions backpedals to the Hindu, Buddhist or different religious customs.

The rundown of traditions and customs in Nepal is so protracted and assorted that one could compose an entire book about it. Well some of the most cherished customs of Nepal includes Nuwaran, Pasni, Bratabandha, Bel Bibaha, Bahra, Janku, and Sky burial etc. Nuwaran is a child naming ceremony inaugurated from beliefs of Hindu which is celebrated after the 8th days (for baby girls) and 9th days (for baby boys) of the birth.

Amid the naming ceremony, as indicated by time and date of birth of the child and calibration of the stars, a celestial prophet decides a favorable beginning letter for the youngster’s original name alongside its length.

In Sherpa community, the child is given his/her name after the day on which she/he was born. Likewise, Pasni is a rice feeding ceremony of a newborn which is celebrated in the 5th month after the birth of daughters and 6th months after the birth of son. In rice feeding ceremony, the child is bolstered food other than mother’s milk for the first time.

Nepal is a country full of national, religious and communal festival

 Most of the religious festivals are celebrated as claimed by the lunar calendar while other national festivals have fixed dates. The festivals are divided on the basis of religions here.

Dashain, Tihar, Mahashivaratri, Holi, Ghode Jatra, Krishna Janmastami, Teej, Chat Puja and Indra Jatra are some of the major festivals belonging to Hindus. Likewise, Losar and Buddha Jayanti are celebrated by Buddhist alongside Muslims celebrate Eid and Christians celebrate Christmas. Dashain is one of the major festivals of Hindus which falls in the month of Kartik.

Dashain is the longest festival which lasts for fifteen days and ends on the full moon day. Throughout the festival goddess, Durga is worshipped in all her manifestations. Red tika is put on forehead and blessings are received from elders. The sky gets covered with colorful kites and faces are filled with smiles. Tihar is the festival of lights which lasts for 5 days.

Losar is the greatest festival of Buddhist which falls in the month of February. It is also celebrated as the new year of Tibetan and Sherpas. The monasteries are adorned with prayers flags and traditional dances are performed. Feast is organized and family gathering is done to celebrate the New Year. Chat Puja is also celebrated by Hindus particularly; people living in Terai region celebrate this festival with great glory.

It falls in the month of October or November and lasts for about four days. People worship the rising and setting sun offering Prasad, fasting and forgoing from drinking water.

Eid is the most substantial festivals of Muslims community. At the end of the scared month of Ramjan, Eid is celebrated by the Muslim communities. Amid the month of Ramjan, the people belonging to Muslim community perform a month-long fasting called Roja and eat only at night after the sunset.

Christmas is celebrated on 25th of December every year. During Christmas, people decorate a Christmas tree with different colored lights and small gifts secretly hanging by. Kids assume that Santa Claus has put their presents emitted on the tree. Christmas ended with a delightful dinner and dance with family, friends, and neighbors.

Travel Nepal to understand its Complex Food Culture

Food and hospitality are two other things for which Nepal is renowned worldwide. The food here does not have a definite cooking pattern but the taste are always surprising. The ethnic background and climatic condition due to diverse landscape make room for varieties of Nepalese cuisines. Dal/Bhat is the taken as a basic dining.

Newari and Thakali cuisines are the most favored cuisines. Unlike other Nepali food which has been altered by the Indian and Tibetan cookery pattern, these two Newari and Thakali cuisines bestow the genuine Nepali taste. Thakali people residing in Thakkhola have inaugurated the Thakali cuisine. The Thakali cuisine is less vegetarian and comprises of dal (lintel), Bhat (rice) or Dhedo, greens, pickle, and meat. They also add dry meat to vegetable curries.

Travel Nepal to understand Life

Nepal being a diversified land of Himalayas, festivals, culture, and traditions is truly a dream destination for people worldwide. The unique blend of natural beauty, festivals, culture and traditions are bound to sweep your heart away. Overshadowed by the world’s most iconic Himalayas, phenomenal beauty, and rich culture will undoubtedly make your excursion extraordinary. So, if the visit to the extraordinary destinations of Nepal is not on your bucket list then you surely are missing the best trips of your life.

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