Gaijatara

Gaijatra is one of a famous festival of Nepal. The festival is celebrated in the different town areas of the country particularly in Newar communites. Gaijatra generally falls on the month of shrawan on the following day of Richi Tarpani Purnima. This festival is celebrated in the memory of the family members died within the same year. The objective of celebrating this festival is to reduce the shock of bereaved family whoare undergoing seriouslu. On the day  of Gaijatra,the chldren of the beraeaved family come out of their homes in the dresses of a saint. Some of them put masks on their faces. Some seem to bettows having two horns and ears pointed up. To reduce the shock of bereaved family the neighbours gather and show several funny things and perform several ridiculous activities among audiences. The artists show such funny things that you can not stay reatly that they laugh and laugh continuously catching  their stomachs. And on the other hand, some people demmonstrate several satirical activities against immoral lactivities in the society and country. Some dance waith the sticks hitting each other.