05/02/2023
Swanti or Tihar is the second biggest festival in Nepal, of course after the Dashain (Mohani). Due to the lack of ness on speaking the mother tongue, even Newar people don’t use this term of the Tihar festival. Yes, Swanti is the Newari term for the most exotic festival of Nepal, Tihar.
This five days long festival always starts with Kaag Tihar which is occurred in Trayodashi of Kartik Krishna Paksha and ends with Bhai Tika in Dwitiya of Kartik Sukla Paksha.
By some means, this festival is celebrated according to the lunar calendar. That’s why the festival’s dates change every year.
This festival is full of colors, lighting, diyos, fun, dance, and happiness. In this festival, people worship themselves along with crows, dogs, and cows. Well, worshipping oneself only happens in the Newar community. There are so many things that happen during swanti. Here, we have a brief description of it.
(Source: Bhaktapur.com)
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