Tihar festival will be celebrated
The Tihar festival will be celebrated across Nepal from October 15-19, 2009. This is one of the country's most important and widely observed festivals and security is likely to be heightened, particularly in Kathmandu. First day – Kag (crow) Puja On the first day of Tihar, crows are worshiped and fed early in the morning. People leave different food items outside for crows to eat. Crow is considered to be the messenger of death or bad luck. People worship it to bring good luck themselves. Second day – Kukur (dog) Puja The second day is devoted to the most loyal friend of mankind, the dog. The Kukur Puja (Khicha Puja as Newar community say) is done by a red tika on its forehead and flower garland around the neck. Third day – Gai (cow) Puja and Laxmi Puja On the third day people clean their houses and wipe their house with Red Mud (Rato Mato) making a small circle with a Diya (altar) on top starting from the entrance door and drawing a line with the red mud towards the r...