Mahottari. With the conclusion of the Diwali festival, the hustle and bustle of the villages and markets of the Mithila region, including Mahottari, has increased on the occasion of Chhath festival, which is starting from today. Locals have gathered to prepare for this four-day festival.

Chhath songs have started resonating in every household in the Mithila region in preparation for Chhath, which is considered to be a festival of faith, loyalty and devotion. The atmosphere of Mithila has become full of Chhath with devotional songs sung in the glory of Surya Dev and Shashthi Devi (Chhathi Mata).

In preparation for the festival, the locals are engaged in the construction and cleaning of Chhath Ghats on the banks of rivers, ponds and reservoirs of religious importance. Especially the youth are active in the construction and decoration of Chhath Ghats. The walls of the houses made using bamboo sticks and sticks are also being painted and decorated. Twinkling lights have been installed on the streets, houses and public places. Rich and poor, everyone is preparing to celebrate the festival with devotion and devotion according to their capacity.

Along with the preparations for Chhath, the daily routine of the locals has also become festival-centered. Haridev Mahato, principal of Janata Secondary School in Bijalpura, Bardibas-13, said that the focus has been on the preparations for Chhath from meeting and conversation to household chores.

There is a crowd of people buying Chhath Puja items in the markets of Mithila region. The sale of essential items has increased during the festival, including banana pots. Local farmers are preparing to bring goods like sugarcane sticks, ginger, turmeric plants, bundles, jamir and matted hair used in the Chhath Puja to the market. Shiva Chandra Chaudhary, president of Jaleshwor Chamber of Commerce and Industry, said that such items will be sold mainly on Saturday.

Similarly, the sale of Dhaki, Daliya, Koniya, Nanglo, Chalno and Pankha made of bamboo choya and kaptera for keeping Chhath Puja items and other purposes has also increased in the weekly market market. The market of earthen utensils such as lamps used for lighting lamps, curd stoves, baskets for worship related materials, ankhara and pitchers for water has also increased. The demand for bamboo items and earthen utensils has increased due to the tradition of keeping puja materials in new vessels during Chhath.

The trend of preparing Chhath prasad in every household has also increased. Housewives are busy making offerings with thekua and bhusuwa. The tradition of grinding and grinding rice and wheat flour at home in the mill and millstone still continues. In this festival, which gives special importance to purity and purity, prasad is prepared with the help of family members. The women of Mithila, i.e. Mithila, are busy preparing rice and wheat flour for Chhath. Shanti Devi Sah, 55, of Ramnagar in Bhangaha-4, said that integrity is the most important aspect in the preparation of Chhath.

In Mithila, the Chhath festival is celebrated for four days from Kartik Shukla Chaturthi to Saptami. On the first day of the festival, Chhath starts with the ‘Nahay-Khay’ method and on the second day ‘Kharna’ is performed. On the third day, the devotees offer offerings to the setting sun, while on the fourth day, the festival concludes after offering offerings to the rising sun in the morning.

During the Chhath festival, forgetting old disputes, everyone gathers together and worships the Sun God. There is a tradition of celebrating the festival by sitting in the same row without any caste and community discrimination at Chhath Ghat. Locals believe that religious beliefs make people humble and helpful while participating in the preparations of the festival. It is believed that this festival, which worships the Sun God and Shashthi Devi, brings good luck and welfare.