Teej
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Date: September 2, 2008
Venue: All over Nepal
Teej is a three day long women’s festival which starts from the third day after the new moon. Women celebrate this festival in honor of their husband and in the hope of a long and happy married life. On the first day of this festival, women feast until midnight after which they commence a 24 hour long fasting.
During this day women come on streets wearing red saris, singing songs and dancing. They go to Pashupatinath temple to take ritual dips in the river and call on the gods to protect their husbands. Women break the fast on the final day by offering their husbands small items of food which have been previously offered to the gods.
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