Dog Thanksgiving Festival in Nepal

There is a whole day during the festival in Nepal dedicated to thank the dogs for their loyalty and friendship with people. On these days people here place wreaths, make tika marks (a color mark on the forehead), feed the dog delicious food.

Annual dog appreciation festival in Nepal

There is a whole day during the festival in Nepal dedicated to thank the dogs for their loyalty and friendship with people. This time is called 'Diwali ' organized by Hindus. This is considered the 'Festival of Light ' celebrated by millions of people each year in the fall, in India, Nepal and elsewhere.

Holidays to thank our four-legged friend called Kukur Tihar. Tihar is a five-day Hindu holiday, but the second day is reserved for dogs.

People often put wreaths, make tika marks (a color mark on their foreheads), feed them delicious food. Then they acknowledge the loving relationship between humans and dogs.

This festival eases the heavy hearts of dog lovers everywhere, in the horrific context of another kind of festival in Ngoc Lam, China recently.

With red powder, the dogs are marked in front of their foreheads as a sacred sign.

A few other images at the festival: