About: Mohani

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Mohani or Mohni (Nepal Bhasa: 𑐩𑑀𑐴𑑂𑐣𑐷‎) is one of the most important festivals among the Newars which involves a packed itinerary of religious services, pilgrimages, family gatherings and outdoor celebrations lasting several days. Special dinners known as Nakhtya (𑐣𑐏𑑂𑐟𑑂𑐫𑐵‎), to which all the relatives are invited, continue for weeks later. Mohani is the equivalent of Nepal's biggest festival Dasain, and there are similarities and differences between the two.

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  • Mohani or Mohni (Nepal Bhasa: 𑐩𑑀𑐴𑑂𑐣𑐷‎) is one of the most important festivals among the Newars which involves a packed itinerary of religious services, pilgrimages, family gatherings and outdoor celebrations lasting several days. Special dinners known as Nakhtya (𑐣𑐏𑑂𑐟𑑂𑐫𑐵‎), to which all the relatives are invited, continue for weeks later. Mohani is the equivalent of Nepal's biggest festival Dasain, and there are similarities and differences between the two. The festival has been variously described as a celebration of Hindu Goddess Durga slaying the demon Mahisasur, Goddess Chamunda destroying the demon Chunda and Indian emperor Ashoka renouncing arms in disgust after a particularly bloody battle and becoming a Buddhist. Mohani is celebrated according to the lunar calendar, so the dates are changeable. The main celebrations last for four days from the 8th to the 11th days of the bright half of Kaulā (कौला), the twelfth month in the lunar Nepal Era calendar. (en)
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  • Girls chop up an ash gourd symbolising the destruction of evil during Mohani (en)
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  • Mohni (en)
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  • Worship of Tutelary deity, veneration of tools of the trade, religious rituals, sword processions, sacred masked dances, animal sacrifices, feasts (en)
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  • Nepalese Hindus and Buddhists (en)
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  • Mohani or Mohni (Nepal Bhasa: 𑐩𑑀𑐴𑑂𑐣𑐷‎) is one of the most important festivals among the Newars which involves a packed itinerary of religious services, pilgrimages, family gatherings and outdoor celebrations lasting several days. Special dinners known as Nakhtya (𑐣𑐏𑑂𑐟𑑂𑐫𑐵‎), to which all the relatives are invited, continue for weeks later. Mohani is the equivalent of Nepal's biggest festival Dasain, and there are similarities and differences between the two. (en)
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  • Mohni (en)
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