Sa Paru & Summer Picnic (N.S. 1144) – Press Release

Nepa Pasa Pucha Amerikaye (NPPA) observed this year’s Sa Paru (सा पा ) and annual Summer Picnic ( य: वय) on Saturday, August 24, 2024, at the Wheaton Regional Park, Silver Spring, Maryland. Sa Paru is a unique festival celebrated mostly by the Newahs (but not limited to) in Nepal. This festival is observed on the first lunar day (पा ) of Gunlaga (गलागा) Bhadra (August/September) month. This festival started in the medieval era and was observed as a tantric (ता ीक) ritual to pay homage to Yamaraj (यमराज), the lord of death in Hinduism. However, it is now observed in the memory of departed family member(s) and to celebrate their lives.

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