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Nepal celebrates Maghe Sankranti to bid farewell to winter 1 minute read
Kathmandu, Jan 14 (efe-epa).- Thousands of people in Nepal on Thursday celebrated the end of winter solstice with Maghe Sankranti, among the most popular Hindu festivals in Nepal, despite the severe Covid-19 crisis in the country.
The festival, also known as Maghi or Makar Sankranti, is held every year on Jan. 14 to mark the ascent of the Sun into the northern hemisphere, and its transit through Capricorn, or Makar.
“Today (Maghe Sankranti) is considered a holy day to bathe in sacred rivers and lakes to offer thanks to the Sun and wash away sins,” Dipendra Adhikari, a Hindu priest in Bhaktapur – located 16 kilometers east of Kathmandu -, told EFE.