June_29_2010_Paddy_Day.mp4

The whole country is celebrating Ashar 15 as a National Paddy Day by planting paddy seedling in the fields and eating beaten rice and curd (Dahi-Chiura) on Tuesday. Ashar 15 is a landmark day in Hindu cultural heritage and regarded as an auspicious day for the paddy plantation. Singing folk songs while planting rice is also an important part of the festival. The government also organises programmes where ministers and high ranking government officers plant rice. The government has been

celebrating Ashar 15 as National Paddy Day from 2004. Nepalnews.com, (www.nepalnews.com) is a leading Internet destination dedicated to bring you news, events, polls, discussions, forums about and from Nepal. Our primary objective is to bring "news as it happens"; quality news which is impartial, timely and independent. Our equally important other objective is to make this a web community for all people around the globe who have any interest, or need any information about Nepal.

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