- For the newly married grooms
- is an important festival in year-long celebrations when special gifts are sent by the in-laws
- These consists of Makhan, Dahi, Sweets, Pakwan, clothes, shoes, umbrella, small decorated imitation trees of Janau, Dakshini Ilaichi, Laung etc
- In the evening the grooms are blessed with Chumaon by both male and female elders
Listen "Mithila Ke Pabaen E Kojagra" Song below
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- is celebrated on Shravan Poornima (Udaya Tithi falling in mooring hours) day
- This festival is held by the end of Shravana i.e. August on the full moon day
- celebrated throughout India and Nepal as a festival where sisters tie colorful and decorative Rakhis on the wrist of brothers and receive gifts or money in return....Read More.....
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- Birthday of Bhagwan Krishna, the eighth child of Vasudev and Devki
- Sage Narad told Kansh (the King of Mathura and the maternal uncle of Krishna) that the eighth child of Devki would kill him
- Kansh, therefore, imprisoned Vasudev and Devki and killed all his seven children....Read More........
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| Bharatridwitiya or Bhaidooj |
- This festival is celebrated as brother’s day
- Bhaidooj, though celebrated throughout India in some form or other, has a special significance in Mithilanchal, where sisters worship their brothers in a manner peculiar to this region called "NEAUT"
- Every married or unmarried girl or women pray to the river Ganga and Yamuna for the long life and prosperity of her brother....Read More....
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| Haritalika Teej |
- Observed on Bhadra Shukla Triteeya by Sadhwa women folk and unmarried girls
- The Tithi may be prevailing completely on the day, or prevail at Sunrise time and may be followed by Chaturthi and, in rarest of rare case, when these two are not available may be preceded by Dwiteeya...Read More.....
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Chauthchandra ( Chaurchan )
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- mainly celebrated in Mithila region or by those who belong to Mithila region
- On the fourth day of the new moon in Bhadra i.e. September women folk offer sweets and fruits and other items as libation to the Moon
- It is said that it was on this day that Lord Krishna who was charged....Read More....
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- important festival of Mithilanchal for Sadhwa women of all castes and is performed for the well being and longevity of their sons
- celebrated by the mothers of Mithila for the welfare and prosperity of their children
- Jeemutvahan a mythological hero got the false charge of adultery against his chaste mother absolved by god
- Jeemutvahan is respected as an ideal son and is worshipped by women
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- The literary meaning of 'Nag Panchami' is “Snake (Cobras)”
- Indian mythological scriptures such as Agni Purana, Skanda Purana, Narada Purana and Mahabharata give details of history of snakes extolling worship of snakes....Read More....
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Madhushravani festiva
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- The worship of serpent or serpent god ends on the third day after the new moon in Shravan
- This day is known as Madhushravani
- In some castes specially among the Brahmins, the husband come to their marriage places on this day to perform the rites and end this festival jointly with their newly wed wives...Read More.......
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- Worship of rain god Indra
- This festival is mainly organized in Mithila
- Indra Puja is the main festival of Jhanjharpur
- The Maharaja of Darbhanga started this festival
- On this occasion Lord Indra along with other gods and goddesses are worshipped
- Beautiful idols of Lord Indra and other gods and goddesses are made and worshipped.....Read More...
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Celebrating
Sama Chakeba |
- This festival is also celebrated by the women mainly in Mithila
- It is during the winter season that the birds from the Himalayas migrate towards the plains
- With the advent of these colorful birds, celebration of sama–chakeva is done
- mithilanchal dedicates this festival to the celebration of the brother sister relationship
- It represents the tradition of this land as well as the art of making idols
- This festival starts with the welcoming of the pair of birds sama-chakeva......Read More....
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- is celebrated on the fourteenth day after the new moon in the month of Bhadra i.e. in September
- God in his endless form is worshipped and a sacred thread is tied round the arms
- That sacred thread or knot is called Anant
- This festival is based on a mythological story according to which once this earth was stolen away by some demon and Anant or endless God brought out the earth from the Ocean(of milk).....Read More...
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- celebrated on the full moon day of the Karthik
- On this day the Hindus take a dip in the sacred river Ganga or Puskar or in the confluence of Ganga and Gandak near Hariharnath Temple, Sonepur
- It was on this day that a king of elephants who was caught by a crocodile in the river could save his life by the grace of god (Vishnu).....Read More.........
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- Hindu festival celebrating the marriage of Ram and Sita
- It was on this day that Ram married to Sita after breaking the bow of Shiva
- The day is also of great importance at Janakpur in Nepal, where thousands of pilgrims arrive many from India, as it is believed here that Sita was born at Janakpurdham and got married to Bhagavan Sri Ram here
- It is one of the major festivals in the Mithilanchal region
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| Laddu |
- This festival is celebrated as a mark of respect for the sun which comes on the tropic of cancer on this day and inches towards the northern hemisphere
- From this day the day become longer bit by bit
- This festival is also related to harvesting
- Sweets from newly.....Read More......
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| Goddess Saraswati |
- This festival celebrates the arrival of spring season with great enthusiasm
- It takes place on the fifth day after the new moon
- Spring, the king of seasons is warmly welcomed by the Maithils
- Saraswathi, the goddess of learning and fine arts is worshipped especially by student community
- Abir or Gulal is thrown on friends or relatives
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| Meaning of Shiva Linga |
- Hindu festival celebrated every year in reverence of Lord Shiva
- Shivaratri literally means the great night of Shiva or the night of Shiva
- It is celebrated every year on the 13th night/14th day of the Maagha month of the Hindu calendar
- This festival is celebrated on the 14th day after the full moon in the month of Phalgun i.e. in the month of February....Read More......
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| Holi Celebrations |
- This festival is celebrated on the full moon day of Falgun generally in the month ofMarch
- Holi is also celebrated as the New Year day of Vikram era
- At the full moon night, the holika is burnt with great fan and fare and the next day that is the new moon.....Read More.....
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| Ram Navami |
- This festival is celebrated on the birth anniversary of Lord Ram, considered by most ofthe people as an incarnation of God
- Hindu devotees undertake fast and spend the day in singing devotional songs
- The idol of Ram is worshipped all over the country
- People celebrate it observing fasts and offering prayers in his honour....Read More....
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