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The Laban festival is being marked today in the districts of Madhes province. This festival marked to beginning of the new food grains in use. As per the tradition, it is believed that the food grains are acceptable for daily consumption after marking this festival. Basically, the folks in the districts offer paddy to the fire god by practicing Homan, stating that the food grains can now be used throughout the year.
This festival could be marked on any day in the month of Mangsir after harvesting paddy, but it is mostly celebrated on the day of Kartik Shukla Dwadashi. As the local paddy crops have been harvested in Kartik in recent decades, this festival has been developed as a practice to mark the month of Kartik, according to Dr. Rajendra Prasad Bimal, a scholar of Mithila traditions._Rss
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