Bahra (Girls)
A Newar girl undergoes bahra after Ihi, a girl’s ritual containment before menstruation begins. A girl is kept separate for 12 days from all men and sunlight. The girl must pay homage to the sun on the 12th day.
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Ihi (Girls)
This is a symbolic ritual marriage with a fruit bel (byah), Lord Vishnu’s symbol. Held at the age of 5-11, this ceremony is performed to avoid widowhood. The Newar girls are never widowed as they are married to the immortal god. The girls are also being trained in Ihi family works.
Kayatapuja (Boys)
Kayatapuja or fixing of loin cloth is done to mark the attainment of puberty. Bajracharya and Shakyas perform the tonsure ceremony, Chudakarma. During this, one has to visit shrines and pay homage to Kwahpahdyoh and make offerings. After kayatapuja, Jyapus and Sayamis undergo Ohla (which is less practiced these days.)
Busankha (Boys)
Busankha is hair shaving. It’s performed at 6 or 7 years of age. The boy’s maternal uncle shaving hair, the boy’s father’s mother maintains the shaved hair. At the moment of ‘ kayatapuja, ‘ busankha is being performed these days.
Macha Janko (the rice feeding)
Rice feeding takes place in the sixth or eighth month (for a kid) and in the fifth or seventh month (for a woman). The baby is provided rice pudding with truthfulness of food after worshipping Ganesh. Throughout his lives, the baby is thought to receive comparable food as the food provided on that day.
Birth
After childbirth, the mother’s mother’s house is notified. It is performed by sending candy sugar, musk, ginger and so on. After birth, the family involved becomes ritually unclean. They become pure after the tradition of ‘ Machaboo byanke ‘ performed on the morning, sixth or fifth day after the birth of the kid.
Nepal Bhasa
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Rice feeding ceremony
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