Nepali diaspora to organise grand Dashain Festival in Virginia on Sep 25

KATHMANDU: A grand Dashain Festival will be held at Bull Run Regional Park in Centreville, Virginia, targeting the Nepali diaspora in the US, on September 25. Non-Resident Nepalis (NRN) Virginia Chapter and other non-profit organisations have collaborated to organise this event, which is presented by ONest Real Estate and sponsored by several other organisations. The organiser said that the event will showcase the promotion of Nepali cultures including Lakhe Naach, Changa Chet (flying kite cut), face painting, Rath Jatra (chariot procession) and several other activities. It has been reported that the visitors will not have to pay for the ticket to attend the events to be held in the daytime. Likewise, popular Nepali bands and singers including Adrian Pradhan and Nima Rumba are also scheduled to make their live performance in the evening. Local bands from the US will also give their gig. Furthermore, Fine Print, one of the reputed publishing houses in Kathmandu, is attending the event with an exhibition of books. Dashain shops, Nepali national food, Newari food, Sel Roti (a small cake made of rice powder, usually in the shape of a ring, or round and filled with fruit), jewellery and other shops will be kept in the stalls targeting the Nepali diaspora as well as others loving Nepali cultures and costumes. According to the organiser, 'Meet and Greet the Artistes' is one of the key attractions of the Dashain Festival. Deepak Sharma, one of the managers of the event, said that interested vendors are requested to join the festival along with their products. The vendors and business firms are required to book the stalls if they are willing to participate in the festival. We are expecting participation of kids, youths and senior citizens too, as we have arranged a complete package for celebration to all of them, and also the live concert in the evening will add value to the celebration ahead of the Dashain festival, according to Sharma. The organisers expected the participation of as high as 5,000 Nepalis living in Mainland Virginia in the US. Organising such an event away from home will give a sense of a homely environment for Nepalis living in Mainland Virginia while bringing them together in the festive season, Sharma said. By RSS READ ALSO:

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