If You Have An Undying Love For Dogs And All They Do, This Festival In Nepal Is For You
Diwali, one of the great celebrations in the Hindu calendar, is a five-day autumn festival more widely known as "the festival of lights." Each day has its own focus, while specific observances vary from one denomination of Hinduism to another. But regardless of denominational differences, Diwali is overarchingly a period of gift-giving, storytelling, and appreciation of the relationships humans have with all things.
In Nepal, their festival of lights called, "Tihar," is strongly similar to Diwali in many of its core traditions and rituals. But there is one major difference: the second day, Kukur Tihar, is dedicated entirely to dogs.


To clarify, this doesn't mean that the presence of a dog portends death, but rather, that dogs have a preternatural awareness of the impending death of others as Yama's messengers, and convey it through their body language and behavior.




