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One of the most anicent festivals of the Newa people group is 'Gathamuga' or 'Gathemangal'. It is commended on the fourteenth day of the dim fortnight of the month Shrawan. This year it will be praised on nineteenth July 2020.It additionally denotes the start of festivity of different festivals.
There are numerous fantasies connected to this festival. One of them is that in old occasions the people in the Kathmandu valley confronted lack of work during the storm season to work in the tremendous farmlands. So as an answer for this, with the assistance of tantric functions, they summoned heavenly spirits in themselves that invigorated them superhuman physical and that helped them to buckle down in the fields, understanding the lack of work. Toward the finish of the manor season, the demons must be pursued away from homes, which must be scrubbed.
Another conviction associated with this festival is that there was a demon named 'Ghantakarna' who wore a couple of ringers on his ears, thus his name, wherein Ghanta signifies 'chime' and Karna signifies 'ears'. People were frightened and tired of him as he used to take kids and ladies and requested cash from the residents. They needed to dispose of him so one day countless frogs acted the hero them. They began to croak together. This made the demon unsettled and he pursued them. The frogs all bounced in the marsh and the demon hopped alongside them. They came out of the bog, however the demon suffocated. Some state Gathamuga and Ghantakarna are two separate stories and what we celebrate on this day is just Gathamuga.
One more conviction is that when people oftentimes experienced gastrointestinal illnesses throughout the mid year and rainstorm seasons, it was believed that these were brought about by a demon. Henceforth, toward the finish of the period these demons were to be pursued away.
Mammoth figures with paper covers, speaking to Gatha Muga or Ghantakarna, made of wheat straw areput up at intersection of the central avenues which are scorched at night. It is believed that intersection are the place the detestable spirits rendezvous. High quality dolls are hung up on these figures to consume the insidious spirits. At night, an individual who goes about as Ghantakarna called 'Aaju Jaya Ha', applies paint all over his body till he looks huge. He is then presented with beaten rice with curd under the model. He wanders around the lanes with a consuming light of husk in his grasp asking for gift. The man moves around the figure multiple times. Everybody hauls the figure to the close by stream. n this procedure, Aaju Jaya Ha escapes in transit. Additionally from this very day, the Lakhe move starts.
The ladies clean their homes to evacuate any hints of detestable spirits deserted. At night 'Bou Wayegu' is performed. The oldest man of the house completes a tantric ceremony by driving three iron nails on head of the primary entryway of the house reciting mantras. At that point white and dark mustard seeds sprinkled on coal fire in a small earth pot is taken in all rooms of the home which fills them with thick smoke which is believed to drive away any waiting fiendish soul from the house. In any case, taking a gander at it from a logical perspective the mustard smoke actually goes about as a bug spray to drive away any creepy crawlies that wander around during the storm season. A contribution of cooked rice or beaten rice, husk and bits of crude bison lungs alongside Gathamuga Swan which is a sort of bloom, known as 'Dronapuspa' is put at the junction for the spirits expressing gratitude toward them for their administrations and guaranteeing that it will be requested again one year from now. When these ceremonies are finished, people close all entryways and windows and no individual from the family is allowed to go out that night. It is believed that alchemists are dynamic that night and they visit memorial service grounds and different spots of love to turn out to be all the more impressive.
Ranchers on this day likewise offer rice and lentil soup to frogs in appreciation for a decent downpour and for killing Ghantakarna. This function is known as Byan (frog) Ja (rice) Nakegu (feed) literally significance taking care of rice to the frog.
People wear created iron metal rings on this day which is believed to have the ability to shield people from ills and underhanded spirits.
Past legends and hugeness, the people of Kathmandu Valley are experiencing a troublesome period to offer coherence to this festival nowadays. It's anything but a holiday. People do nothave time to burn through one entireday in the yard. It is additionally hard to track down reed and painted veils. The developing traffic stream doesn't allow local people to raise models in the junction. What's more, the mass of foreigner populace don't care for this festival and bring up pointless criticisms. It is hard to track down a kid who is prepared to go about as a poor person and afterward play out the last customs. In all these conditions, it is exceptionally plausible that this festival will transform into a minor story in future.