Tharu community to celebrate Maghi festival for two days

KATHMANDU, Jan 11: Tharu community is celebrating this year's Maghi festival in Tudikhel of Kathmandu for two days. 

Chairperson of Tharu Welfare Assembly and Coordinator of Tharu National Maghi Festival Main Celebration Committee, Premil Lal Chaudhary, said the Maghi festival was being observed on January 13 and 14. 

"We have been celebrating the Maghi festival in Kathmandu since 2059 BS. It is the new year of Tharu community", he mentioned.

Zita Marna programme and blood donation will also be managed on the first day while Maghi festival on the second day. 

Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli is scheduled to inaugurate the indigenous festival. This year's 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 dances like Maghauta, Sakhiya, Jhumra and Ragani as well as song would be performed during the festival. 

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

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