Tihar is a second gretest festival of hindus. it is observed for only five day.Tihar fall in the month of kartik.As it is celebrated for five days,it also called as panchak.The other name of tihar is deepawali.
Deepawali is the festival of lights and flowers. The meaning of Deepawali is the raw of light.it is celebrated to commemorate Rams returns to ayoudhya after his victory over ravan.it comes just after 20 days of dashain.
The first day of tihar is crow tihar.On this day, crow as m,essenger is worshiped.it is also given different foods items.dog as the guard is wirshipped on the second day.people give delicious food to eat.
laxmi puja is the third day of tihar. on this day goddess laxmi,god of wealth is worshiped.last day of tihar is vhai tika .sister worship their brother and bless for their healthy and long life.they put tika of seven different colour on their brother forhead and garland them with flowers. sisters present sweets gifts fruits and many other items to their brother.in returns brother give them money or any other gift items for the respect bestowed upon then.
Dashain is the gretest festival of hindus.It is also called Durga puja.it falls on the month of Aswin and is observed for fifteen days.During the time of Dashain all the school,colleges,governmental as well as non governmental organization remain closed. people who are far from their homes come back and celebrate it with joy and fun with their family members.
It starts with gatasthapana during which people put jamara. Since gatesthapana,goddess durga is worshiped for nine day and night.it is also called Navaratri.
The seventh day is called saptami.The eighth day and nineth day are called Mahaastami and mahanawami.On these days,people sacrifice goats,hens,buffaloes,in the temples of goddess durga,the symbol of power.And the tentrh day is the last day of dashain known as vijaya dashami.It is celebrated to commemorate rams victory over ravan,the demon and durga victory over mashisaur.it is the great time to have delicious food and to wear new clothes.
Dashain is the time to share happiness. all classes of people whether rich or poor observe this festival.people celebrate this gretest festival sharing their happiness and good wishes among one another..
