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Desi Halloween like festivals you probably didn't know exist
It is that time of the year again when people in spooky costumes hit the streets, attend events and celebrate the dead. The countdown for Halloween begins and people in foreign countries have started preparing for the most-waited festival.
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Recently, in India, people have started organising Halloween parties and dressing in scary attires and stepping out. But did you know that there are several Indian festivals that are similar to Halloween? Here are a few of them.(Unsplash)
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Gai Jatra: Celebrated in Nepal, this festival is dedicated to the departed loved ones. On this day, family members remember their lost loved ones by disguising themselves as cows and going out on parades. This is done to ensure their loved one has a place in heaven.(Instagram/@ushnav_ihsoj_joc)
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Badabadiya Daka: This festival is celebrated in Odisha on the day of Diwali. On this day, people pay obeisance to their ancestors by lighting bunches of jute-stems and pointing them up to the sky and call their forefathers to visit earth and bless them.(Instagram/@amautkalajanani)
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Mahalaya Amavasya: Also known as Sarvapitri Amavasya, Pitra Moksha Amavasya or Pitru Amavasya, is a Hindu festival dedicated to the ancestors. On this day, family members perform a ritual called Shraddha where they offer food and water to the departed souls. This is done for the spirits of the ancestors to be looked after.(Unsplash)
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Bhoot Chaturdashi or Narak Chaturdashi: In the eastern side of India, people celebrate a festival called Bhoot Chaturdashi or Narak Chaturdashi which is about warding off evil spirits. It is celebrated a night before Kali Puja.(Unsplash)
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