The Tihar festival, the festival of light, is known as Deepawali. This festival is observed throughout the Hindu communities. Tihar is a five-day-long Hindu festival celebrated all over the country. Tihar falls right after 15 days of the Dashain festival. Dashain is the biggest festival among Hindu people, and Tihar is the second. Officially, all government offices are closed for 5 days for the national holiday.
The Tihar festival falls in October and November, depending on the Gregorian calendar. A five-day-long festival begins with a crow. The first day of Tihar is to worship Crow, ‘the messenger of death’ People often sprinkle rice on the ground for crow. The second day of Tihar is celebrated to honor the dog, ‘the guardian of the god of death. The third day is for Cow and Laximi for the wealth. On this day, people clean their houses and put the mustard oil lamp in every corner of their house to welcome the Goddess of Laximi. People make rangoli in the courtyard with seven different colors to welcome God and Goddess. Firecrackers are set up during the festival. Likewise, on the fourth day, people honor the ox. People use the ox to dig their farming land for cultivation. So on this day, people respect ox and offer Pooja with mixed grass and grains. The fifth day of Tihar is called Bhai Tika. The brother and sister offer the Tika on their forehead by worshiping each other and they exchange their gift.
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