Dashain

E887222

Hindu festival public holiday

Dashain is the longest and most important Hindu festival in Nepal, marked by family gatherings, animal sacrifices, and worship of the goddess Durga.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form	Occurrences
Dashain festival	1

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Hindu festival ⓘ public holiday ⓘ
alsoWorships	Ram NERFINISHED ⓘ other forms of Shakti ⓘ
alternativeName	Bijaya Dashami NERFINISHED ⓘ
alternativeTransliteration	Dasain ⓘ
approxGregorianMonth	October ⓘ September ⓘ
associatedMyth	Durga’s victory over Mahishasura ⓘ Rama’s victory over Ravana ⓘ
basedOn	victory of good over evil ⓘ
calendar	Hindu lunar calendar NERFINISHED ⓘ
celebratedBy	Nepali Hindus NERFINISHED ⓘ Nepali diaspora NERFINISHED ⓘ some Bhutanese Hindus ⓘ
country	Nepal ⓘ
culturalRegion	Indian subcontinent NERFINISHED ⓘ
duration	15 days ⓘ
economicImpact	major shopping season in Nepal ⓘ
foodTradition	feasting ⓘ preparation of special meat dishes ⓘ
governmentClosure	most government offices closed ⓘ
importantDay	Fulpati NERFINISHED ⓘ Ghatasthapana NERFINISHED ⓘ Maha Ashtami NERFINISHED ⓘ Maha Navami NERFINISHED ⓘ Vijaya Dashami NERFINISHED ⓘ
mainDeity	Durga NERFINISHED ⓘ
month	Ashwin NERFINISHED ⓘ
publicHolidayStatus	national holiday period in Nepal ⓘ
religion	Hinduism ⓘ
ritual	Durga puja NERFINISHED ⓘ Ghatasthapana kalash sthapana (sacred pot installation) ⓘ Jamara sowing ⓘ Tika ceremony ⓘ animal sacrifice ⓘ blessings from elders ⓘ family gatherings ⓘ offering of goats and buffaloes ⓘ recitation of scriptures such as Durga Saptashati ⓘ visiting relatives ⓘ
schoolClosure	schools closed for extended vacation ⓘ
significance	longest Hindu festival in Nepal ⓘ most important Hindu festival in Nepal ⓘ
socialAspect	family reunion ⓘ strengthening of kinship ties ⓘ
symbol	Jamara (barley shoots) NERFINISHED ⓘ red tika ⓘ
theme	devotion to goddess Durga ⓘ triumph of dharma over adharma ⓘ
transportPattern	large-scale travel from cities to villages ⓘ

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Janaki Mandir in Janakpur → festivalCelebrated → Dashain ⓘ

subject surface form: Janaki Mandir

Nepali people → culturalPractice → Dashain ⓘ

this entity surface form: Dashain festival