Ghode Jatra
घोडेजात्रा
Holiday in Kathmandu ValleyNewar
Dates
| 2083 BS | 6 Apr 2027 (23 Chaitra 2083 BS) · in 176 days | Official holiday list source |
| 2084 BS | New moon of Chaitra Sukla Pakshya — date to be announced | Date to be announced |
When: New moon of Chaitra Sukla Pakshya (Wikipedia)
Ghode Jatra(Nepali:घोडे जात्रा) is a horse festival native to Kathmandu, Nepal. The festival occurs annually in mid-March or early April.
In the festival, a horse parade is organized in Tundikhel and competitions are held in the presence of the head of the state. Nepal Army organizes the parade and competitions.
Kathmandu native Newar people mark the festival with a feast. A public holiday is observed in Kathmandu on the day of Ghode Jatra.
नेपालीमा
घोडा जात्राको मूल नाम पाहाँ चऱ्हे हो । पछिलो समय पाहाँ चऱ्हेलाई घोडा जात्रा भनदै आए पनि पुन पाहाँ चऱ्हे भने चलन स्थापित हुन थालेको पनि छ। यस पर्वमा नेपा मंडल भित्र देवी देवताको जात्रा गरी मनाउने चलन छ। यही पाहा चऱ्हे नख मा पछि घोडा जात्रा थपेर घोडा जात्रा भन्न थालिएको हो ,यस पर्वको नाम पाहाँ चऱ्हे हो ! यो काठमाडौँको टुँडिखेलमा मनाइने एक प्रसिद्ध जात्रा हो । यो दिनलाई घोडचढी प्रतिस्पर्धाको रूपमा मनाइन्छ, त्यसमा पनि कुनै दिन एसियाकै ठूलो परेड मैदान भनिएर चिनिएको काठमाडौँको मुटुमा रहेको टुँडिखेलमा यसको आयोजना हुनु र देशको अति उच्च देखि साधारण नागरिक सम्मले हेर्नु यो जात्राको विशेषता हो । यो चाडका दिन टुँडिखेलमा नेपाली सेनाले घोडचढी कला प्रदर्शन गर्दछ। कुनै दिन काठमाडौँ बासीमा मात्र सीमित यो जात्रा अहिले राष्ट्रिय महत्त्व पाउन थालेको छ।
Origin
In the inner city of Kathmandu, whenever children disappeared, it was assumed that demons or cannibals did it. In order to scare off the bad spirits, campers in Tudikhel who had horses with them, were asked to run those horses around Tudikhel to scare off the demons. People gathered and fed the demons near the tree that is still located in the middle of Tudikhel. The ritual later took a form of festival. The tradition later changed into a national festival.
