Source::Rss
A public holiday has been given in Kailali and Kanchanpur today on the occasion of the Khakhadehra festival of the Rana Tharu community. The government of Sudurpaschim Province has given a public holiday for the Khakhadehra festival.
According to the spokesperson of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Law of the state government, Vishnudatta Awasthi, holidays of 2079 were published in the state gazette, the holiday of Khakhadehra festival was fixed on the 1st of Chaitra, but the meeting of the council of ministers of the state government decided to amend it and give a holiday today. The meeting of the Provincial Council of Ministers on Falgun 28 has decided to grant leave.
Khakhadehra festival is celebrated on the last day of the Holi festival. In the Rana Tharu community, it is customary to celebrate Holi for 38 days as living Holi, dead Holi, and Khakdehra. During the festival of Holi, the stories of Lord Krishna and Rama are sung in songs. Living Holi is celebrated from Magha Purnima to Fagu Purnima by men and women, dancing to the beat of drums and singing songs at night.
Holi, which is played from the day of Tika to the eighth day of Khakhadehra, is called 'Mareko Holi'. Especially this Holi is played both during the day and at night. Fagu Purnima or the last day of Holi or the eighth day after Fagu Purnima is celebrated as the Khakhadehra festival. The festival of Khakhadehra, especially Holi, is being returned to Mathura for next year.
On the day of Khakhadehra, it is customary to collect Gagri, Tile, Khapta, dried dung, and water outside the village. The collected material is broken by the village leader. It is believed that by breaking the materials like this, diseases and demonic tendencies will disappear. This custom has been going on in the Rana Tharu community since ancient times._RSS
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