Happy Ashar 15 : Big day for Nepali Farmers

After a lot of dryness and heat, the rains have just started.
How much water is there for planting in the fields?
Are the sticks broken?
Is the soil preserved?
What are you plowing this season?
Is it plowed by bulls or by tractors?
Are there any farms?
And how much has the rice seed always flourished?
 

There are many other questions to be asked to the agriculturist Nepalis of the agricultural country. What rice are you planting? Kanchi Mansuli, Basmati, Ghaiya, Kariyakamat, Bagdi or any other. Welcome to the joy of 15th of Asar, this year also like other years, Asar has arrived with clouds of black clouds, mud and green. Asar means the third month of Bikram Samvat, literally, Asar is an agricultural village in Lorestan district of Iran. Remember that in the Nepali dictionary, we use Iranian words as dimension words a lot, in this sense, it is confirmed that there is an old relationship between Iran and Devanagiri script, the background of the word Asar also shows a proof towards Iran. On the other hand, one of the 5 daily prayers in Islam is called Asr. In the land of Egypt, the god of death was called Osiris Asar.

However, to understand Asar, we don't need to operate on words, this month of planting paddy and eating mano to grow muri is special for agricultural work. After the 15th of June, the clouds are fully matured and streams of water rain, the soils become muddy and muddy and we plant rice plants secretly in those muddy soils. For this reason, the 15th of Hola Asar is considered as National Paddy Day. Play with paddy plants and mud as much as possible today, the lifestyle of Nepalese environment is very close to nature and soil.

It is a custom to play with the mud, try to escape from the water, and take off the shoes on the fields and sneak inside the fields to plant rice. In Terai, the food taken to farmers in the field is called Jalkhai, generally, it is customary to take thick bread made of wheat flour and salt, oil, pickles etc. in Jalkhai. In Terai, if the owner of the field comes to the field to plant rice, all the farmers throw mud at the owner and drive him away.

Ashadha month has not only social and economic but also literary significance. In the month of Ashadha, it has rained, and in the month of Ashadha, like planting paddy in the field. As these songs are sung while planting paddy, they are sung simply and slowly, so that the working farmers can forget about fatigue and work for a long time enjoying themselves.

Ashaday fortnight, which is among these plantings, is a festival where you can get tired in the middle of the day. Dahicheora, mango and other dishes make this day even more special. Yogurt made by straining cow's or buffalo's milk at home, and rice cakes pounded in dhiki or okhal and kept in Sarovari bota or dunatpari so that the curd liquid does not drip from the tapri, the curd cake is eaten in a balanced way.


It is good to plant rice with the spring of Ashadha, let the water of that spring wash away our sorrows and let us sow seeds of love and harmony with each other. When the roofs of the house are ringing with water drops, let there be a message of hope and a flow of love, the leaking roofs will be avoided and the broken dreams will be awakened.
Happy Ashaday fortnight, don't you eat yogurt?


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