70-year-old Rudra Bahadur Hayu of Ramechhap Municipality-7 Mugan and his spouse Sanu Hayu are waiting for a child after completing preparations for this year's Dasai. They raised eight children and educated them, but now only two of them are at home in their old age.

Sanu says, 'other times someone comes or doesn't come . But everyone comes on Dasai, it's fun . Now we are sitting watching the path of the elderly and our children.'

Stating that the youngest daughter out of eight is yet to get married, she added, 'Now in the village, there are only old people in all the houses. Sons are in the city for studies and jobs. They live there . They have the experience that even if the preparations for Dasain are over, the joy of the festival will not come until the arrival of children. Sanu says, "Even if it is two to four days after the birth of a child, Dasain is fun."

Rudra Bahadur Hayu says that preparations have been made at home to celebrate this year's Dasain with pomp. According to him, although Dasain is not a major festival in the Hayu community, there is a tradition of celebrating it with enthusiasm like other castes. 'Khasi, Ranga and Pig are all ready . Now the festival atmosphere is fun on the day children come,' he said.

Although Rudra Bahadur of Ramechhap Municipality-7 Mugan is over 70 years old,  And anyone is surprised to see the zeal and hard work of his spouse . Cows, bullocks and buffaloes are full in their stables, goats are also reared in cages .

As the Hayu caste is endangered, they get a monthly social security allowance of Rs 4,000. However, Rudra Bahadur says that the amount is not limited to consumption and is used for animal husbandry and farming. 'Despite getting old, the zeal to work has not been lost . It seems that if you don't work, you will get more sick . Therefore, there are 12-15 cows, bulls and buffaloes. We are also doing farming,' he said.

The social security allowance given by the government has become a big foundation for the elderly. "Many have done well with the allowance, it cannot be said that there are not many". We are putting the money we got into farming,' he says.

Ramechhap Municipality-7 Mudajor is considered to be the birthplace of the endangered Hayu tribe under the Kirant community. At present, the residence of the Hayus is in Ward No. of Ramechhap Municipality. Focuses on 6, 7 and 8 . The most inhabited ward no. If only more than 697 Hayu live in Sukajor of 7, there are 1,126 Hayu communities in the whole district .

According to Narayan Subedi, Administration Branch Officer of Ramechhap Municipality, 1,09 people are currently receiving social security allowance of 4,000 rupees per month. Historically, the main occupation of the Hayus was related to the production and trade of bamboo products. The tradition of making materials used in daily life like mandro, doko, dalo, nanglo has been a part of their identity . However, entering the last generation, the Hayus have made agriculture and animal husbandry their main source of income.