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Bertalu is starting the festival today with the 'Nahay-Khay' method. The 'Nahay-Khay' method is performed on the fourth day of Kartik Shukla. On the day of Kartik Sukla Tritiya, Bertalu starts the festival with a method called 'Araba-Arabine' by abandoning Tamasi and Rajsi food with usina rice, millet, lentils, and fish meat. This year due to the fall of the Tithi, both the Tritiya and the Fourth Tithi are enjoyed today, so the Lok Parva Chhath of Mithila has started today. It is a tradition to start fasting by starting Niramish (Satvik) food.
Due to Chhath, now everywhere in Mithila songs singing the glory of Suryadev and Shashti (Sixth) Devi is resounding. Remembering that the two previous years were unable to celebrate the festival due to the fear of Corona (Covid-19) infection, Bertalu says that this year it was easy to celebrate the festival as there was no epidemic.
With the beginning of Chhath, the religiously important ponds and rivers of Mithila are decorated like brides. Although there is a law (scriptural opinion) that both men and women fast during the festival, it seems that most of the women who are the head of the house decide to fast.
Although there is a law (scriptural opinion) that both men and women fast during the festival, it seems that most of the women who are the head of the house decide to fast. Today, on the day of Kartik Shukla Chauthi, which is considered to be the beginning of the festival, Bertalu will take a holy bath and fast and eat Chokhonito. This method is called 'Nahay-Khay' in Mithila. The festival has increased busyness at home. Everyone seems to be focused on the work and management of the worship materials.
Worship, devotion, and spiritual purity are given utmost importance in this festival. There is a tradition of cooking from flour. The oven is also used to cook these dishes. At the time of raising one hand and raising one's hand, Jamir, Bimiro, ginger, turmeric, and sugarcane with leaves are the essential ingredients during the festival.
Bertalu, who performed 'Araba-Arabine' and 'Nahay-Khay' rituals today, will fast all day on Kartik Shukla Panchami and at night will offer khir of Arava rice cooked in Sakhkhar and eat it as prasad to Kool deity and Chhathidevi.
This method is called 'Kharna' in Mithila. Then on the day of Shashti Tithi, fasting and going to the Manorama Ghat in the evening, bathing in the water up to the waist, offering prayers to the setting sun, and raising a branch on which prasad is placed in the hand, is shown to the sun. This method is called 'Sazhuka Arakh' or 'Sanzhiaghat'. In this way, Chhath Parva is completed after the bunch of prasad material shown in 'Sajhuka Arakh' is shown to the rising sun in the morning on the day of Saptami.
After completing 'Sajhuka Arakh' in Mithila, Bertalu sits at the ghat and bathes in the water an hour before the sunrise on Saptami day, calling out to Suryadev to appear early in the song. In all ghats, songs, music, drama, and other forms of entertainment are arranged to stay awake all night. This year in Mithila, Chhath Vrat (Sazhuka Arakh) will be celebrated on Parsi Sunday and Paran (Sampan, Bhorka Arakh) on Monday morning.
Chhath, which is considered to be the main festival of Mithila and Terai regions, has now become a national festival. Chhath Parva is now becoming a common festival due to the cultural fusion of hills and Madhes. This festival has been established as an integral part of Mithila culture. That's why Maithil culture experts say that it is called Lok Parva._Rss
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