A specific occasion or event in my country that I would like to explain is certainly Dasei. Dasei is the major festival of Hindus. Around 80% of the population living in Nepal are Hindu and they celebrate Dasei who wire range of activities. Dasei usually falls in October or in September based on the stars. So during Dasei we get holiday from our schools and work of around one month. So we can fully enjoy Dasei. Dasei starts with Kartasthapana. Kartasthapana is the day which when we put Jamara to grow in a dark place inside our home. And then we have different days until the 10th day where we put on different kinds of the clothes and look pretty ourselves. Then we cut the Dasei that has been growing on our home until since the 10 days earlier. So after we get ready we all wait for the auspicious time and then put red tikka on our forehead and Jamara behind our ears and take blessing from the elders. And it is also fun because the young girls usually get money as a blessing from the younger. So it is fun to count those monies and compare with our siblings. In addition we also get to experience all sorts of delicious cuisine ranging from Fado Bhat and Kapu meat, the roasted meat, the gravy meat and so on. Even though I am vegetarian I do appreciate it as my siblings really enjoy this food. During the Dasei it is the only time when all the family members come together and we could talk, laugh, gossip and just catch up on the last time that we could not spend during the entire year.
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A specific occasion or event in my country that I would like to explain is certainly Dasei. Dasei is the major festival of Hindus. Around 80% of the population living in Nepal are Hindu, and they celebrate Dasei with a wide range of activities. Dasei usually falls in October or September, based on the stars. During Dasei, we get a holiday from our schools and work of around one month, so we can fully enjoy Dasei. Dasei starts with Kartasthapana. Kartasthapana is the day when we put Jamara to grow in a dark place inside our home. Then we have different days until the 10th day, where we wear different kinds of clothes and make ourselves look pretty. After that, we cut the Jamara that has been growing in our home for the past 10 days. Once we are ready, we all wait for the auspicious time, then put red tikka on our foreheads and Jamara behind our ears, and take blessings from the elders. It is also fun because the young girls usually receive money as a blessing from the elders. It is enjoyable to count that money and compare it with our siblings. In addition, we also get to experience all sorts of delicious cuisine, ranging from Fado Bhat to Kapu meat, roasted meat, gravy meat, and so on. Even though I am vegetarian, I appreciate it as my siblings really enjoy this food. During Dasei, it is the only time when all the family members come together, and we can talk, laugh, gossip, and just catch up on the time we could not spend together during the entire year.
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