Travel Gai jatra Festival , the festival of cows,in Nepal

Season beef or Gai Jatra Festival is Held Cow or around July or August. A celebration lasts up to 8 That days Highlights of This work is to dance, sing and play and Stock prank. It is a joy.

The gai (cow) is sacred to Hindus as it represents Laxmi, the goddess of wealth. It is believed that guides the souls of the departed to the gates of Heaven. Gai Jatra is an occasion for satire, jokes and colorful parades.
That day, Sapar, families who have lost a member during the year, a parade of decorated cows around town. The celebration in Bhaktapur is the most interesting. High contraptions of bamboo, wrapped in cloth and topped with straw horns are carried around the city in memory of the dead. Some proceed along the route of making dance festival Ghentang Ghisi. Children dressed as cows, sadhus and other whimsical characters of all sorts fill the streets. Special editions of local magazines are distributed full of satire and jokes of the reputed and famous people.The festival of Gai Jatra ("The procession of cows"), which is one of the most popular festival is usually celebrated in the month Nepal of Bhadra (August-September)

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