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- Gai_Jatra abstract "Gai Jatra, the festival of cows, (gai means cow and jatra means festival in Nepali: गाई जात्रा, and Nepal Bhasa: सा पारु) is celebrated in Nepal, mainly in Kathmandu valley by the Newar and Tharu community.The festival commemorates the death of people during the year. During the festival, cows are marched in the streets and generally celebrated in the Nepalese month of Bhadra (August–September). It falls on the 1st day of the dark fortnight of Gunla according to the lunar Nepal Era calendar. Peoples also distributes food to others. The festival of cows is one of the most popular festivals of Nepal. The whole complex of Gai Jatra festival has its roots in the ancient ages when people feared and worshiped Yamaraj, the god of death. However, the ironic sessions synonymous with the Gai Jatra festival entered the tradition in the medieval period of Nepal during the reign of the Malla Kings. Hence, the present form of Gaijatra is a happy blending of antiquity and the medieval era. According to the traditions since time immemorial, every family who has lost one relative during the past year must participate in a procession through the streets of Kathmandu leading a cow. If a cow is unavailable then a young boy dressed as a cow is considered a fair substitute. In Hinduism, a cow is regarded as the most venerated among all the domestic animals. It is believed that the cow, revered as a holy animal by Hindus, will help the deceased relative's journey to heaven. According to the historical evidence, when King Pratap Malla lost his son, his wife, the queen, remained grief-stricken. The king was very sad to see the condition of his beloved queen. The king, in spite of several efforts, could not lessen the grief of his wife. He desperately wanted to see a little smile on the lips of his sweetheart, and so he announced that anyone who made the queen laugh would be rewarded adequately. During the festival of Gaijatra, the cow procession was brought before the grief-stricken queen. Then the participants began ridiculing and be-fooling the important people of the society. Finally, when the social injustices and other evils were highlighted and attacked mercilessly, the queen could not help but smile. The queen laughed and the king instituted a tradition of including jokes, satire, mockery and lampoon into the GaiJatra celebration. After the procession is over, in the afternoon, nearly everyone takes part in another age-old tradition in which the participants dress up and wear masks. The occasion is filled with songs and jokes. Mockery and humor of every kind become the order of the day until late evening. Hence, Gaijatra is a healthy festival which enables the people to accept the reality of death and to prepare themselves for life after death. According to Hinduism, \"whatever a man does in his life is a preparation leading to a good life after death\".↑".
- Gai_Jatra country Hindu.
- Gai_Jatra thumbnail Gaijatra_01.jpg?width=300.
- Gai_Jatra type Hindu.
- Gai_Jatra wikiPageExternalLink nepalicalendar.rat32.com.
- Gai_Jatra wikiPageExternalLink nepali-calendar.
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- Gai_Jatra wikiPageWikiLink Bhadra.
- Gai_Jatra wikiPageWikiLink Category:Animal_festival_or_ritual.
- Gai_Jatra wikiPageWikiLink Category:August_observances.
- Gai_Jatra wikiPageWikiLink Category:Festivals_in_Nepal.
- Gai_Jatra wikiPageWikiLink Category:Nepalese_culture.
- Gai_Jatra wikiPageWikiLink Category:Newar.
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- Gai_Jatra wikiPageWikiLink Gunla.
- Gai_Jatra wikiPageWikiLink Hindu.
- Gai_Jatra wikiPageWikiLink Kathmandu.
- Gai_Jatra wikiPageWikiLink Malla_(Nepal).
- Gai_Jatra wikiPageWikiLink Nepal.
- Gai_Jatra wikiPageWikiLink Nepal_Sambat.
- Gai_Jatra wikiPageWikiLink Nepali_language.
- Gai_Jatra wikiPageWikiLink Newar_language.
- Gai_Jatra wikiPageWikiLink Newar_people.
- Gai_Jatra wikiPageWikiLink Prathama_(day).
- Gai_Jatra wikiPageWikiLink Yama_(Hinduism).
- Gai_Jatra wikiPageWikiLink File:Gaijatra02.jpg.
- Gai_Jatra wikiPageWikiLinkText "Gai Jatra".
- Gai_Jatra caption "Decorations of Gaijatra".
- Gai_Jatra date "--08-30".
- Gai_Jatra date "First day of the month of Bhadra month of the Lunar calendar".
- Gai_Jatra holidayName "Gai Jatra".
- Gai_Jatra holidayName "गाइ जात्रा".
- Gai_Jatra holidayName "सा पारू".
- Gai_Jatra longtype "Religious, Nepal".
- Gai_Jatra nickname "Sa Paru".
- Gai_Jatra observances "Ralley of Cow".
- Gai_Jatra observedby "Hindus".
- Gai_Jatra type "Hindu".
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- Gai_Jatra subject Category:Animal_festival_or_ritual.
- Gai_Jatra subject Category:August_observances.
- Gai_Jatra subject Category:Festivals_in_Nepal.
- Gai_Jatra subject Category:Nepalese_culture.
- Gai_Jatra subject Category:Newar.
- Gai_Jatra subject Category:Religious_festivals_in_Nepal.
- Gai_Jatra type Event.
- Gai_Jatra type Holiday.
- Gai_Jatra type Event.
- Gai_Jatra type People.
- Gai_Jatra type TimeInterval.
- Gai_Jatra type Thing.
- Gai_Jatra type Q1445650.
- Gai_Jatra comment "Gai Jatra, the festival of cows, (gai means cow and jatra means festival in Nepali: गाई जात्रा, and Nepal Bhasa: सा पारु) is celebrated in Nepal, mainly in Kathmandu valley by the Newar and Tharu community.The festival commemorates the death of people during the year. During the festival, cows are marched in the streets and generally celebrated in the Nepalese month of Bhadra (August–September). It falls on the 1st day of the dark fortnight of Gunla according to the lunar Nepal Era calendar.".
- Gai_Jatra label "Gai Jatra".
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- Gai_Jatra sameAs Category:Gai_Jatra_Festival.
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- Gai_Jatra sameAs गाइ_जात्रा.
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- Gai_Jatra wasDerivedFrom Gai_Jatra?oldid=707696951.
- Gai_Jatra depiction Gaijatra_01.jpg.
- Gai_Jatra isPrimaryTopicOf Gai_Jatra.
- Gai_Jatra name "Gai Jatra".
- Gai_Jatra name "गाइ जात्रा".
- Gai_Jatra name "सा पारू".
- Gai_Jatra nick "Sa Paru".