Colours Of Dashain Poem by Medha Upreti

Mid of Autumn, in Nepal, brings new tidings of joy, Dashain, a 15 days festival starting with Ghatsthapana Day (New Moon) to Kojagrat Poornimaa Day (Full Moon) . Each of the first nine days has special colour significance. The entire 15 days festival is related to good harvest of crops, plenty of food and happiness of people. Modern day Nepalese people are all descendents of farmers, hence on first day of Dashain, i.e., Ghatasthapana, people sow cereal crop seeds and their colour is yellow. On the seventh day, Fulpati, the seeds sprout and they are green saplings now. In next three days they grow taller and may be half green, half yellow..