It's the Gathamaga Festival, Not Ghantakarna Festival
Fun With Fire! Co-Written by blogger, Pramesh Lakhaju We all can agree on one thing, that the Newari caste, their culture and festivals are very unique. This culture is rich and ancient so the stories and legends of the festivals carry a lot of meaning and stories behind them. There are actually more than 100 different festivals and celebrations each year just for our caste. Today was one of our more lively celebrations. This festival is called gathamaga not ghantakarna. It's misunderstood with an Indian festival It is indeed gathamaga originally. As for the meaning and story behind this festival told by my ancestors or elder Newars, here is a bit of background. Back in a day, farming was the most important thing in peoples’ lives in the Newari culture. People had to store food for whole year, especially rice at this monsoon season. And as the story goes, back in a day they didn't have machines and tools like in modern days. It was very important to
