INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
KATHMANDU, MARCH 11Speaker of the House of Representatives, Devraj Ghimire wished may
the Lhosar festivals be celebrated in a less expensive manner in a way to preserve the vanishing tradition.
table the report on Balkumari incident in the House
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In a message of best wishes
today, Speaker Ghimire wished for happiness, peace, prosperity and good health to all Nepalis at home and abroad on the occasion of the
2151st Gyalpo Lhosar, the New Year of the Himalayan indigenous Sherpa community."Nepal is rich in different castes, languages and cultures
and each ethnic group has different festivals with its own characteristics," reads the message.
"Mountains, hills and Terai
are made up of varying cultures", Speaker Ghimire said that the festivals, which have been the center of our faith since time immemorial,
have been bringing unity within diversity.He argued that it is necessary to involve the new generation together while celebrating Nepali
festivals, culture and rituals."It is necessary to motivate the new generation to transfer originality by preserving and promoting the
festivals," reads the message, adding, "I believe that cultural festivals like Lhosar will help in further strengthening national unity by
deepening mutual harmony and tolerance among Nepalis of different ethnicities, languages, cultures and geographical regions."The Sherpa
community celebrates Gyalpo Lhosar every year by meeting relatives, eating food like Guthuk and Khapse and organizing cultural programmes.
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