A youth representative in Palpa's Toltol teaching traditional Fagu

Chaitra 11, 2080

Madhav Aryal

A youth representative in Palpa's Toltol teaching traditional Fagu

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Fagu playing is...Huri playing..Huri playing in Raja's yard.....These and similar songs have come and Fagu has been played in Toltol of Mathagadhi Rural Municipality-1, Chidipani in Palpa for three days. In most of the villages in the hilly areas, they have reached tolls, villages and settlements by singing these songs to revive the old custom of singing similar songs 4/5 days before Fagu Purnima.

Rajkumar Panthi, Ward President of Chidipani, Mathagadi-1 celebrated this year's February with enthusiasm by singing traditional old songs in old language. According to him, it is the representative of the people who reached the Toltol and led it . He said that there is a special charm when the generations of the village, from the old to the young, sing the age-old Fagu song. Culture expert Saroj Nepal returned to his village and collected old folk songs and taught them to sing. The current generation gathered to listen to the song and watch the dance. 

The old man also got up and danced after listening to the old song. "Since the traditional Fagu song has started to disappear in the village, this time they have learned to sing and dance as well as play music," said Nepali cultural expert, "For this I have returned from Kathmandu to Palpa birthplace and reached Tol Basti." Ganesha, Lakshmana, Dasharatha, Bhimsen and Indra, whoever comes, enjoy Phagu . What is surprising is that Fagu's raga is taken. Playing and singing are done.  There is love between men and women. 

A youth representative in Palpa's Toltol teaching traditional Fagu Jhapendra Bahadur GC of Tansen Municipality-8 in Fagu also told about the love affair between Krishna and Gopini. He said that such expressions will be included in the song. "We have taught the young generation by singing old Fagu songs on the occasion of Fagu to promote traditional culture," Ward President Panthi said. Navaraj Panthi of Mathagadi-1 said that he was worried that Holi, the festival of color and intimacy, which is called Purnima, is happening now. He said that he is happy that the ward has taken steps to preserve the traditional glory and splendor of the village. People's representative of Chidipani Dukulraj Gaha said that the Magar community is also taught to play fagu according to the old tradition. "They have been taught to play Pagu in their own culture and dress," he said.

After the originality of Phagupurnima is lost, some youth clubs are also trying to revive it. "We will not allow the old culture to be lost," said Rishiram Nepal of Rainadevi Chhahara-2, Sardeva, "We have not left it to revive the original culture." Jhavindra Bahadur Gyawali of Sardewa said that preserving the originality of Phagupurnima is everyone's responsibility. To break the story, until a decade and a half ago, there was an old culture of playing Tamko, Dholak, Khainjdi, Mazura and playing Fagu in the villages of the hilly districts. The young generation of Chidipani, who is learning Fagu, said that the lack of interest in the culture of the young generation, migration abroad has been gradually disappearing recently.

A youth representative in Palpa's Toltol teaching traditional Fagu In order to preserve the originality, the practice of playing fagu by playing temko, dholak, damfu, mazura and other villages of Bhairavasthan, Deurali, Khasyuli, Khyaha Somadi and other villages in the western part of Palpa continues. Here the older generation sings and teaches the younger generation . Suman Thapa of Ribdikot-2, Khasyauli said, "We have an opportunity to preserve the songs and rhythms as well as the culture taught by the elders." He said that the youth also learned when they sang, played, and danced. 

In some villages, there is a tradition of playing fagu four days before Fagu Purnima. In some places, it is customary to sing, play and dance traditional fagu since four/five days  . Rainadevi sings and plays fagu daily after burying a rag on Ashtami in Somadi Sardeva of Rainadevi Chhahara. 'They gather at the village house and sing and play in the evening,' said Santosh Nepal, a local, 'They also go to the place where the chir is buried and wake them up.' Holi singing and dancing is a hill custom. Now the tradition of singing and dancing Holi songs in the original param has disappeared. After the urban environment started to touch the villages, the practice of singing and dancing Holi in the original language is disappearing . This festival is celebrated with great pomp especially in the city market by playing colors among friends and relatives. 

Krishna Prasad Acharya of Mathagadi-1, Chidipani, an old-timer, is worried that the special originality of Fagu has been lost after the effect of this has started to affect the village. "Lately, Fagu Parva has started to become more and more popular," he said, "for this, the young generation needs to be taught and attention must be paid to preserve the culture." has increased . As a result, the traditional importance and charm of Fagu has been lost. Nilakantha Bhatrai of Purvkhola-3, Ringnerah said that there is still a tradition of friends gathering in the gaughar to sing Holi songs, some to sing songs, some to play musical instruments such as Madal, Jhyali, some to dance and have fun. 

The young people of the village have gone abroad. Young people also entered the city . Children are also not interested. They sing Holi songs in their own way and style in the mountains, hills and plains. Shiv Aryal of Rampur Municipality-9, Lamdikhola said that he remembers playing fagu all day and night in the lake of Tamko, Dholak, Majura. He said that in the villages of Siluwa, Khaliwan, Galdha, Archale and other villages of the east, the fagu, which is played to preserve the original tradition, and the songs that were sung at that time can only be heard in some places. 

In some places of the district, youths are using lingo here too, just like they used to use rags in capital's Vasantpur. Pitambar Timilsena of Mathagadi-1, Chidipani Agahakhola said that to reduce the influence of western culture, the youth were taught to play fagu. A local resident, Dipendra Dhakal, said that Lalpati, the historical place of the district, will be exchanged with cultural programs on the initiative of local residents from this year. 

A youth representative in Palpa's Toltol teaching traditional Fagu He said that on the day of Holi in Lalpati, relatives and friends from different areas meet and have fun, do business and paint colors. Dhakal said that the originality of the Fagu festival has declined and the imported culture is dominating the festival. He said that the program was held to inform about the original songs and trends of Fagu.

A youth representative in Palpa's Toltol teaching traditional Fagu

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