Kukur Tihar is an annual festival originating from Nepal which falls on the second day of the festival of Tihar. On this day, people worship dogs to please Yama, the god of death, as they are considered to be his messengers. Dogs are decorated with tilaka and wear flower garlands around their necks.
About Kukur Tihar in brief
Kukur Tihar is an annual festival originating from Nepal which falls on the second day of the festival of Tihar. On this day, people worship dogs to please Yama, the god of death, as they are considered to be his messengers. Dogs are decorated with tilaka and wear flower garlands around their necks. Worshippers offer them various foods including meat, milk, eggs, and dog food. It is considered a sin if someone acts disrespectfully to a dog on this day. KukurTihar is also celebrated in Mexico and Australia.
A charity event in Nepal raised about 300,000 Nepalese rupees in 2017 and 2018, which was donated to Animal Nepal and Shree’s Animal Rescue Nepal, respectively. In 2018, a dog named Dodo was named the Best Dog of the Year by the Nepal Police after the murderer of a 10-year-old girl. In Chinese Lychee Festival, in which festival-goers eat dog meat and lychees, the festival garnered international outrage.
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