Sithi Nakha is one of the significant celebrations in the Newar people group which is commended consistently on the brilliant fortnight of Jestha.
As per Hindu folklore, it is said that the day is devoted to Lord Kumar Kartikeya, the principal child of Lord Shiva and Goddess Parvati. One more name for the day is Kumar Shashthi. The celebration is praised to pay tribute to Kumar. Thus this day is otherwise called Kumar Shasthi.
An occupant from the Newar people group plans customary Bara flapjacks in festival of the Sithi Nakha celebration in Kathmandu, Nepal. Particularly Bara/Wo (Newari dish made of lentils) and Chatamari (Newari dishes made of rice flour) are served on this day.
The Newar people group commends the Sithi Nakha celebration to stamp the start of the storm season by cleaning water sources like lakes, wells, and stone spouts. Individuals likewise plan conventional hotcakes like Bara and Chatamari as a recognition for their genealogical god.
The food things are not only for taste. They are high in carbs, protein, iron, and so on. As the storm draws near, bodies are presented to various sorts of microscopic organisms and these kinds of food increment the invulnerability of one's body.
This Sithi Nakha celebration additionally features the significance of water source protection and the requirement for clean water. Today, it is standard to adore around wells, boreholes, and lakes and to tidy up before love. Along these lines, after everybody has assembled and loved, the expansive custom of being strictly and socially constrained not to litter there all through the year is estimable.
It is accepted that the water asset ought to be shut for a couple of days subsequent to cleaning in Sithi Nakha to settle the water level. At the point when water is cleaned, it is cleaned by entering inside the dug wells, lakes, and boreholes, and thusly, the under squanders like mud, residue, and dregs come up to the outer layer of the water.
Constantly of Sithi Nakha, the Newar public should finish Dewali Puja in which the family divinity Digu Deya is adored. The Dewali Puja is of exceptional importance as the recently hitched little girls in-regulation are welcome in the family. The Dewali Puja additionally incorporates an occasion of going to the open field for venerating the family god, where it is situated in a native condition. Moreover, the relatives sit together and have a custom dining experience.