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Mithilanchal dancing to the tune of Chhath

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Bow.

‘The parrot hovers over the banana in the roasted house

Hit the parrot, the parrot falls from the bow

The Sugni who cries in separation, Dinanath will be helpful’

Meanwhile, the entire Mithilanchal including Janakpurdham has become full of Chhath with such folk songs and music. Now, the whole atmosphere is resonating with the tunes of Chhath songs in the village, city, market, square, and square. Everywhere except Chhath, nothing else is heard now.

‘The bamboo basket is raw, Dinanath

Basket Flutters

Ask the traveler

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Whose basket should go

You will be blind, traveler

The basket of offerings goes to Chhath’s maternal home. ’

} This popular folk song is sung by Maithil girls on the occasion of Chhath when they go to a river or lake carrying offerings. This means that both Dinanath i.e. Sun God and Goddess of Chhath Maia i.e. Shashthi are worshiped during the Chhath festival.

The Vedic name of this festival is Surya-Shashthi.TAG_OPEN_div_28 The main puja is of the Sun and the goddess of Shashthi is also worshiped. The goddess of Shashthi is worshipped in a secondary manner. Just as Radhakrishna, Sitaram, Gaurishankar complement each other, Surya Shashti Puja is also performed.

TAG_OPEN_div_26 Today is the third and main day of the Chhath festival, the great festival of faith. On the second day of Chhath festival, there is a tradition of worshiping the setting sun on Monday. The sun is also known as the ‘primordial’ deity.

The sun is the one who gives light to all creation and the human world, generates heat in the body, and protects against diseases. Chhath festival is especially a festival of farmers. In this festival, the importance of sunlight and water seems to be specially connected.

Litterateur and Sanskrit expert Rajendra Bimal said that there is a tradition of worshiping Chhathi Maiya along with worshiping the Sun as the sun and water have an important role in the production of fruits, vegetables and crops.TAG_OPEN_div_22 He said that the Chhath festival is a form of worship of nature.

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