Gokarna Aunsi
| Gokarna Aunsi | |
|---|---|
|
A son preparing Pinda | |
| Official name | Kushe Aunsi |
| Also called | पित्री औंसी, गोकर्ण औंसी |
| Observed by | Hindu |
| Observances | Shraddha |
Gokarna Aunsi (Sanskrit: गोकर्ण औसीं) literally translated as cow eared (Gokarna) and no moon night (Aunsi) and is a late August or early September celebration in Nepal where the Hindu population worships cow eared incarnation of lord Shiva and their fathers.[1] It is also known as Kushe Aausi[2] and Bubako mukh herne din (Nepali for "looking at father’s face"),[3] because, apart from giving gifts, sons perform a certain ceremony: sons touch father's feet with their forehead and look at father's eyes, while daughters only have to touch his hand before looking. Many people go to the Shiva temple of Gokarneswor Mahadev, in Gokarna, a suburb of Kathmandu,[1] and they bathe and make offerings in the new moon day (Amavasya).[4] People whose father has died also perform Shraddha (yearly death rituals).[3]
The Nepali celebration is completely unrelated to the Western celebration of Father's Day.
References
- 1 2 Padmakshi Rana, Gokarna Aunsi (Father Day), NepalHomePage Travel Guide
- ↑ http://www.weallnepali.com/nepali-festivals/babu-ko-mukh-herne-din
- 1 2 Gokarna Aunsi, the day for honouring fathers, nepalnews.com, September 8, 2002
- ↑ David Reed, James McConnachie (2002), The rough guide to Nepal, Rough Guide Travel Guides (5, illustrated ed.), Rough Guides, pp. 188, 204, ISBN 9781858288994