Happy tihar!!!!
In Nepal, Sikkim, and Gorkhaland, people refer to Diwali as Tihar. They mark the occasion by lighting diyo inside and outside their homes. However, unlike Diwali in other parts of India, the five days. Tihar include the celebration and worship of the four creatures associated with the Hindu god of death, Yama. The final day is reserved for people themselves.Tihar (also known as Deepawali and Yamapanchak) is a five-day Hindu festival of Diwali celebrated in Nepal and the Indian regions of Sikkim and Gorkhaland (particularly the towns of Darjeeling and Kalimpong), which host a large number of ethnic Nepali Indians.
According to the Vikram Samvat calendar, the festival begins with Kaag (crow) Tihar. Trayodashi tithi of Kārtika kṛṣṇa pakṣa (the 13th day of the waning moon) and ends with Bhai Tika . In the Gregorian calendar, the festival falls sometime between October and November every year.
