Siruwa Festival Celebrated by All Rajbanshies

Siruwa pabni / New year

Siruwa pabni is one of the biggest festival celeberatd by koch people of Nepal.This is a special festival of the indigenous communities of Nepal which is celebrated for three days starting from the New Year's Day. There is a belief that the difficulties and crisis would be away when the village deities is made happy with worshipping.People here worship the village deities and mark the festival with the beginning of the Nepali New Year .On the first day of the festival which is known as Pani (water) Siruwa people splash water at each other. The second day of the festival is known as Kad (mud) Siruwa in which people put mud to each other and the third day is called the Rang (colour) Siruwa.on this day people enjoy the dayby putting with colours to each others.They forget their problems and evil thoughts and enjoy the day with colours with friend ,family and dearest one .In this festival ,they visit their relatives and friends too.also prepare delecious food on this ocassion.The famous koch food "Gaji muri " is prepared for all the three days during this festival.On the ocassion of siruwa KOCHES also organises different cultural programs on the third day of siruwa in different places of Jhapa,morang and sunsari.on this festival Goverment also gives Public holiday for three days to celebrate this festival.

सिरुवा पावनी एक परिचय (Siruwa Festival A brief description)

नयाँ वर्षमा मनाइने यो चाड पूर्वी तराइमा मानिने प्रमुख पर्व हो यो पर्व विशेष गरी ३ दिनसम्म मनाइन्छ । यस पर्व लाई  जुर शितल पनि भन्ने गरिन्छ  यस पर्वको पहिलो दिन बैशाख १ गते अर्थात् यस दिनलाई पानी सिरुवा भन्ने गरिन्छ । पानी सिरुवामा आफूभन्दा ठूलाको खुट्टामा पानी हालेर आशिर्वाद लिने गरिन्छ । शुभकामना आदानप्रदान गर्ने गरिन्छ । वर्षको दुःख कष्टलाई धोइ पखाली नयाँ वर्षको शुरुवातसँगै वर्षभरि शरीर ठण्डा र शीतल रहोस् भनी कामना गरिन्छ 

दोस्रो दिन अर्थात २ गतेलाई कादो सिरुवा भनिन्छ । यसदिन एक अर्कालाई हिलो छ्यापा-छ्याप गरेर मनाउने गर्छन् । बर्षभरिका दुःख कष्ट, पीडा र थकानलाई मेटाउन कादो सिरुवा खेलिने चलन छ । यसो गर्नाले माटोको शरीर अन्ततः माटो मै विलिन हुने भएकाले शरीरलाई कुनै रोगव्याधी नलाग्ने बिश्वास गरिन्छ नवबर्षको तेस्रो दिन रंग सिरुवा खेलिन्छ । रंग सिरुवामा एक अर्काबीच रंग छ्यापेर शुभकामना आदानप्रदान गर्ने गरिन्छ । रिस, राग त्यागेर मनमुटावलाई बिर्सेर रंग खेली हर्ष उल्लासका साथ मनाइन्छ । सबैले नयाँ बर्षको उपलक्ष्यमा नयाँ लुगा लगाउने, मिठो-मिठो परिकार बनाएर खाने चलन छ ।