NEPAL, November 7, 2018 (Pretty 52): Nepal celebrated our fluffy four-legged friends in its Kukur Tihar–Day of the Dogs–on Tuesday, and it looked incredible. The five-day Nepalese Hindu festival of Tihar kicked off earlier this week, and the second day is dedicated entirely to dogs. Pooches are given flower garlands and are blessed with a Tika, which is a red or white mark applied to their forehead. Both stray dogs and pets are doted on and offered delicious food as part of the five day-long festival.
Social media is littered with pictures of pets and stray dogs being honored in the festival, wearing flower garlands and tika, enjoying banquets of food. Other animals are also honored in the festival including crows and ravens, which have sweet foods and delicacies left out for them. Cows are given garlands and tika on the morning of day three, and are allowed to graze on the best grass, and oxen are honored in the same way on day four. Tihar is also known as Deepavali or the festival of lights, and it either comes in November or October, depending on the year.
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