CHHATH:-

The Chhath festival is celebrated mainly in the Terai. It is the festival worshipping the Sun God. It comes offer the Terai. On this occasion people fast and go to a river or lake and worship the setting Sun. On the sixth day of Chhath, they worship the rising Sun. People pray and worship the Sun God with flowers and lamps and offer fruits and sweets for the prosperity of their family. Varieties of sweets are prepared. All members of the family assemble and enjoy varieties of food. It is a purely vegetarian festival. Chhath is not only important from a religious point of view, but it has other importance as well. It is believed that fasting and bathing in the colder seasons is scientifically beneficial for getting rid of skin diseases.