Useful phrases in Newari / Nepal Bhasa/Newari language/Learn Newari Bhasa

English नेपाल भाषा (Newari / Nepal Bhasa) Welcome लसकुस Hello (General greeting) ज्वजलपा How are you? म्हं फु ला? Reply to ‘How are you?’ जितः ला म्हं फु, छन्तः ले? Long time no see गुल्लि दत मखङ्गु। What’s your name? छिगू नां छु? My name is … जिगू नां … खः। Where are you from?…

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Baratayegu( for girls) or Gufa

Following those period of 11/12 years, the lady may be unbroken to dull range with no lightweight of the sun Also no move with female. She Indeed going can’t clear out for her region dependent upon twelve days. This convention should remain inside the space may be named gufa or barah. At the grade day,…

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GAI JATRA (Sa Paru)

Literally Cow Festival, this is an eight-day jovial festival. Everything that creates joy and laughter is part of the highlights of the festival to dance, sing, pantomime. On the festival’s first day, individuals whose family members died in a year-round parade of a decorated cow around the town dressed as cows or hermits together with…

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बाला चर्तुदशी

मंसिर १७ गते मसिंर कृष्ण चर्तुदशी अर्थात बाला चर्तुदशी परेको छ । त्यस दिन मृत्यूवरण गरेका पितृहरुको मोक्षयात्राका लागी अत्यन्त महत्पूर्ण दिनका रुपमा मानिन्छ । नेपाल अनि भारतका विभिन्न शक्तिपीठ अनि त्रिवेणी धामहरुमा आज शतवीज छर्ने तिर्थालुहरुको घुईँचो रहने गर्दछ । शतवीज भन्नाले पितृ उद्धारकालागी धार्मीक वनहरु जस्तै कैलाश डाँडा, श्लेष्मान्तक बन अनि अन्य बनहरुमा…

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The Gunla Feast and Its Importance

he festival, which starts from the south Shukla Paksha, is performed separately by Buddhist Buddhist worshipers and worships the Buddha separately. During this period, it is customary to revolve around various Buddhist monasteries, Chaityas and Chokas in Daja Baja, Neku, Mwaial and others. Particularly the atmosphere around the Swayambhu Mahayachtis plays a leading role in making music…

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Kaha

Kaha is similar to Ponga. It is also known as Indra Baja and at the moment of Manju Shree it is thought to be invented. It’s performed with Naya Khin also performed in funeral processions in many festivals. There’s a typical Kabuja caste that plays Kaha.

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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.

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Indra Jatra (Yanya Punhi)

Indra Jatra is a standout amongst the greatest Jatra (Festival) from claiming Kathmandu valley. It may be also known as Yanya Punhi ( full moon) this may be praised both Toward buddhist Also Hindus. Varieties of societies Also conventions could a chance to be seen ahead this celebration. It may be additionally accepted that indra…

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होनचा (पाटन)

करिव १०० वर्ष भन्दा अगाडि पाटनकै होनचामा बसोबास गर्ने परिवार पाटन दरवार नजिकै आएर बसोबास गर्न थाले । सबैले होनचा या पिं भन्न थाले । उनिहरुका बालबच्चालाई होनचा या मस्त भन्न थाले । कालान्तरमा तिनीहरुको परिचय नै होनचा हुन पुग्यो ।९० सालको भूकम्प भन्दा केही अगाडि रोजीरोटीका लागि सानो खाजा घर जस्तै खोले । ९०…

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Khokana Tourism Festival -2020 kicks off

Home Minister Ram Bahadur Thapa at the Khokana Tourism Festival Inauguration in Lalitpur Kathmandu: Home Minister Ram Bahadur Thapa has formally inaugurated Khokana Tourism Festival 2020 in Lalitpur district on Friday, which is slated for February 21 to 23, with the slogan “Save the local skills and culture”. Addressing the inaugural ceremony of the festival,…

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Nepal Bhasha

“Newari” is vulgar term for the true name “Nepalbhasa” or “Nepalese”– Dharmaditya Dharmacharya(in a letter to Silvan Levi) The Newars talk Nepal Bhasha, the Sino-Tibetan group’s Himalayan language of Tibetan-Burman branch. It was wrongly called by Nepal’s Westerners and non-Newars by the word ‘ Newari.’ It has been known as Nepal Bhasha since the very…

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Shikali Jatra (Khokana)

Shikali Jatra is celebrated in Khokana, a medieval Newari heritage village in the southern part of the Kathmandu Valley, by a section of the ethnic Newar community. Although the villagers practice Hindus, Dashain is not celebrated. They watch the colorful Shikali Jatra instead of Dashain. The five-day long festival is devoted to Shikali goddess also…

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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.)

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काठमाडौंको , काठमाडौंबासीको मुख्य समस्याहरु मध्यको अर्को महत्त्वपूर्ण समस्या भनेको ट्याक्सी

काठमाडौंको , काठमाडौंबासीको मुख्य समस्याहरु मध्यको अर्को महत्त्वपूर्ण समस्या भनेको ट्याक्सी Watch Video

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Bel Bibaha

Bel Bibaha or Ehee is a ceremony in Newari community of Nepal in which pre-adolescent girls are married to the Bel (fruit of wood apple tree) fruit. The fruit is bridegroom that symbolizes the eternal bachelor Lord Kumar, the son of Lord Shiva, and the marriage ensures that the girl becomes and remains fertile. The…

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