Kathmandu, May 23 : Speaker Devraj Ghimire has extended best wishes with confidence that the Ubhauli festival would keep mutual good will, social unity and fraternity among Nepali people having diverse religious and cultural backgrounds.
In a message of best wishes on the
occasion of Ubhauli, the festival of Kirant community, today, Speaker Ghimire
said
"Nepal is a multi-ethnic,
multi-lingual, multi-cultural and multi-religious country and unity within
diversity is the fundamental identity of all Nepalis", Speaker Ghimire
said in the message.
Every year the festival which
starts on the day of Baishakh Purnima is celebrated to indicate that it is the
time for humans, animals and birds to move to hilly areas from the plain
Kirant community celebrates Ubhauli
festival as their main festival. It is customary to celebrate Ubhauli for 15
days with various programmes.