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Dasain
Dasain takes place around September or October, is the longest
and the most popular festival in Nepal. Everyone stays home
with their families, offices close and radio Nepal plays Desai
music. The skies over kathmandu are filled with kites and the
market places are busy as farmers bring buffaloes, goats and
chickens to sell for sacrifice. Sacrifices are made on the night
of Kal Ratri to the Goddess Durga to celebrate her victory over
evil. on the day of Dashami, everyone dons new cloths and visits
family elders to pay their respects and receive red tikas of
vermillion paste on their foreheads.
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