National Paddy Day(Rastriya Dhan Diwas and Dahi Chiura Khane Din) credit- www.google.com and canva 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...
