Kushe Aunshi, Father’s Day being observed across Nepal

KATHMANDU: Kushe Aunshi, Father’s Day are being observed across the country today.

Hindu will be celebrating Kushe Aunshi today by bringing kush, a holy grass, into their houses. There is a religious belief that keeping kush cut by priests and anointed with sacred verses or mantras in the house brings well-being to the household.

The Hindu community regards kush, Tulashi (basil plant), peepal and shaligram (ammonite stone) as the symbols of Lord Bishnu.

The day is also celebrated as the Father’s Day or Gokarne Aunshi, children on the occasion feed their fathers with delicious food items including sweets, and show reverence.

The major marketplaces in the Capital have been busy since this morning with people shopping sweets, fruits, and gifts for their fathers.

As per the religious belief of ‘pitridevo bhava’ (respect to ancestors), the son and daughter receive a blessing from their fathers, and those whose fathers are already dead go to any pilgrimage site and perform shraddha, the holy ritual. Doing this, it is believed that, their lineage will remain stable forever.

Similarly, the day is also being marked as the birth anniversary of Nepali litterateur Motiram Bhatta. Bhatta had made a remarkable contribution to Nepali literature

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