Tharu Community to celebrate Maghi festival for two days

 Kathmandu, Jan 11: Tharu community is going to celebrate this year's Maghi festival in Tuindikhel of Kathmandu for two days. 

Chairperson of Tharu Welfare Assembly and Coordinator of Tharu National Maghi Festival, Main Organising Committee, Premil Lal Chaudhary, said the Maghi festival is going to be observed on January 13 and 14. 

"We have been celebrating Maghi festival in Kathmandu since 2059 BS and decided to mark it for two days as it is the new year of Tharu community", he mentioned.

Zita Marna programme and blood donation are scheduled on the first day while Maghi festival on the second day. Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli is scheduled to inaugurate the Maghi festival. This year's Maghi festival is going to be observed under the theme 'Our campaign is to preserve, enhance and promote Tharu culture, calls for proportional inclusive access to all'.

The festival would have around 100 stalls. Tharu dance—Maghauta, Sakhiya, Jhumra, Ragani, as well as song would be performed in the festival. 

Similarly, dishes of Tharu community—Dhikri, Andik Bhat, fish, meat of pig, pigeon, Ghogi, crab, Masular would be kept in the festival.

Dhakiya, Dhakli, Delwa, Bhauka, Bhauki, Deliya as well as other handicraft goods made by Tharu community would be put on display.

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