Rastriya Dhan Diwas and Dahi Chiura Khane Din

 National Paddy Day(Rastriya Dhan Diwas and Dahi Chiura Khane Din)

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National Paddy Day is locally known as Dhan Diwas which is an annual festival which falls in monsoon season. It is the season to pant rice and a festival of celebrating prosperity of soil. It lies on 15th of Asar i.e in between late June and early July.

According to legend, king Sudhodana from Kapilvastu district started plowing field with golden plow and planted rice which later on became a National Paddy Day since 2062 BS. Paddy Day's another special moment is ritual of having curd and beaten rice as a festive meal, snacks along with fruits and other varieties. Curd and beaten rice is taken as the best appetizer and have health benefits.

How is it celebrated ? 

 On this day male members normally works to maintain field, its edges,  plow the fields with bulls or Farming tractors and so on whereas female plant rice in the mud while singing Traditional Asare Bhaka. Youths normally throws mud with each other , pulls into the mud in friendly manner, dances and enjoy the moment. And they have curd and beaten rice as snacks in between or after finishing rice planting.

As Nepal is known as an Agricultural country it is obvious we are rich in cultivating land and in villages farming is the main source of employment as well as income. So Paddy Day is celebrated in order to give honor and respect farmers all around Nepal for their hardworking nature. Nepal is rich in culture and we do have a enormous amount of festivals and paddy day is one of them. There has been a lots of changes in farming systems while comparing to past farming and agricultural works. Now plowing with bulls has been replaced by an plowing tractors, traditional songs has been replaced by modern songs.

Importance of Paddy Day

1. To protect the traditional culture.
2. To honor the farmers and their works.
3. To educate children about agriculture and farming.
4. To represent paddy day as a important day as rice is the basic meal of every Nepali.

We can find many changes in the modern farming as some people are taking it as a source of entertainment rather than celebrating it as an honorable day. Rice plantation are rather happening earlier or late nowadays. Due to global warming  , rain has been unpredictable which is affecting the farmers.

Hence, paddy day is a festival which is meant for farmers who has attributed directly or indirectly in everybody life. Farmer's hard work makes our easier when it comes to food, vegetables, fruits and so on. Agriculture plays an important roles in everybody's life and we should be thankful to farmers who has worked hard in the field and grown food and we get it so easily.