It’s a
wonderful Spring time, the time of regeneration, germination, the time of
novelty and the time of great joy. More than this fact, in Nepal, this is a
time of glorious fervor and celebration
- the Nepali New Year, known to locals as Navavarsha or Naya Varsha today. the
entire Nepali hearts have now united with great enthusiasm to welcome our Brand
New Year 2071, a new starting point of the year. Happy new year 2071 my
friends!! This is a very important day to develop the new vision, new mission
and new beginning expressing some new commitments, vowing to avoid negative
feelings.
The Nepali
calendar of Bikram Sambat (or Bikram Era which is 56/57 year-ahead than English
Year) also runs for twelve months, however, the first month is Baishakh, which
corresponds with mid April (14/15 April) on the world-recognized Gregorian
calendar. Navavarsha is a immensely pleasurable time for those residing in
Nepal and those who are visiting the country in spring. Nepal boasts a large
number of festivals and religious events These occasions are always held with
high regard by the Nepalese people and everyone is eager to participate.. The
entire country comes to life with colorful celebrations, rejoicing and social
entertainment. On the day of Nepal's New Year, people typically get together
with family and friends for parties and picnics, however, people have their own
way expressing and exchanging the words of best-wishes among each other. Apart
from these, Navavarsha is also a day of religious importance to many,
especially to Hindu women. In the morning people long to make their way to
temple to perform puja, (worship), which means a ritual offering presented to
their gods/goddesses. Then the Nepalese walk around the temple in a clockwise
direction ringing the bells attached to the temple as they go. The entire
country is filled with cheerful smiles and merry-making spreading the best-wishes
among relatives, friends and well-wishers.
Likewise, Nepal's
New Year is accompanied by Bisket Jatra or the Festival of Bisket in Bhaktapur
district. This very important festival in Nepal is a commemoration of the
renowned battle of Mahabharata. A large wooden post is set up in the town
square and is representative of the victory gained in the battle. Frightening
images of local deities stand upon chariots. These gods and godesses are
worshiped with offerings of coins, flowers and blood. Images of Bhairab and
Bhadra are also hauled around the city on chariots so that they may enjoy a
view of the city. A tug-of-war takes place with residents from the lower part
of Bhaktapur competing against those from upper Bhaktapur. The group which wins
this event is said to be blessed with a wonderful year ahead.
Indeed,
tourists in Nepal during the Nepali New Year find the celebrations most interesting,
blissful, intriguing and enjoyable.
Well, my New
Year day has just started and I just wanted to share some of the information
about Nepali New Year to those who are non-Nepali interested to know about the
significance and the mystery behind our new-year celebration.
Now, without
further delay, I’d like to extend my best wishes and warmest greetings to
everyone reading this post on the auspicious occasion of Nava varsha 2071. May
our doors of success be always open to us. May we see opportunities in every
step we move forward. May the presence of the encouraging factors never hide
from all of us.
As a matter of
fact, for me, the year 2070 turned out to be a year full of struggle, ups and
downs, success, learning, sharing and unleashing my own leadership
potentials. Frankly speaking, 2070 was
the year of data loss for me, my hard-drive got damaged and I had to lose lots
of important data, which was a sheer-headache that I experienced. Similarly, a
couple of weeks ago, I was pick-pocketted in Ratnapark and my mobile phone was
stolen, and also I had to face some trecheries from the friends whom I used to
believe. But looking on the bright sides
of the things, I got to learn so many things about the world, nature of people,
life, and got to know lots of great
friends around! Yes, time, sometimes, becomes quite hectic, topsy-turvy and
full of stresses, yet, accepting the reality and compromising with the
newly-created environment as well as adjusting/adapting with the chaotic circumstances really make us much bolder and
adventurous. I believe that we can live stress free even though we live in a
stress-filled world, but it might require some will-power, the power to
perceive the world with fair eyes, power to judge with wisdom and to think with
the deeper insights.
In fact, it is not possible to change everything in one day, one week or one year
even; this is a process, a journey to create a better world for us! Knowing
this fact is one thing, but taking the actions is totally different thing. So,
it’s a time to try some new and extra things, now it’s the time to take the
actions. Let us try to learn something from the every moment we spend.,
everything we do in our lives shapes our personality, and the friendship that
we cultivate and the time spent with the friends, family and great people are
always missable to a greater extent. Happy New Year 2071 once again. We’ll turn
a new unit with great interest.
Good luck and all the best!
