All those who have gone abroad, those who are away from home, have returned to their villages at this time. The village is now filled with the joy of Dasain.
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As Chaitai Dasain is approaching, there is more activity in the village. The return of those who were away from home due to employment and studies has also increased. The women in the village are busy looking for red and yellow clay. Nanda Bahadur Rawal Chaite of Mangalsen Municipality-11 Jupuka has already started preparations for celebrating Dasain a week in advance.
60-year-old Rawal lives in India for work. Chaite Dasain is celebrated in his village with as much enthusiasm as Badadasain. Hundreds of Ragas, goats are sacrificed in the temple of Kalika Devi in Jupu village.
Our biggest festival is Chaite Dasain. This time, all the family members who are scattered have gathered to fulfill the vow made for Kalika Devi," he said, "All those who have gone to the country, abroad, and those who are outside the home have returned to the village at this time.
Kammansingh Rawal of Mangalsen municipality-12 said that since it is Dasain at the end of March, he returned to the village to celebrate the new year as well. "He had to come to fulfill his vow." That's why I came from India,' he said, 'this time the New Year can be celebrated in the village.'
Like Bada Dasain, it is a custom here that the whole house should be packed on Chetai Dasain. Mansara operator of Kamalbazar Municipality-5 said that since it is customary to carry house twice a year, she walks for hours to fetch soil. "The clay of my waist is found near the house". But you have to walk for 4/5 hours to get red soil,'' she said. To purify the house that is impure, you have to wash it with kamero and red clay.'
She says that only after the hustle and bustle of going to bring clay, the local lali will be used to make it seem like Dasain has arrived in the village . When red soil is not found nearby, the women of the village gather and go to get soil. People who have houses with cement put lime. We use red clay and clay in the mud houses,' she said, 'after we stopped because the plants started to dry up when we removed the clay, it added to our misery.'
She said that she had to wander in the forest looking for mud to clean the house. "Red clay and white clay for decorating houses are not found anywhere," she said, "Dasain is celebrated to see who's house is clean." That's why I painted the wall that was washed away by the rain in such a way that it could be seen from a distance. Namita Shahi of Kamalbazar Municipality-6 Virpath said that some people have a custom of covering the entire house with red mud due to religious beliefs. "We always cover the whole house with red mud," she said, "we dig it ourselves from the mine." Wearing the color of the market is not good for us. She brought red soil from a mine 15 km away to bring it home. It has been cleaned. The house becomes sacred only after the birth. There is a religious belief that the soil should be used for planting," she said.
