is there a Dashain Party in DC area? don't see any posting???

Katai na katai ta hunai parne ho...

White House ko Rose Garden ma maar hanne re...bali ko boka ko naam: BUSH.

Date: November 4th, 2004.
Time: All day.

If you wish to attend the ceromony:

*Must be a US citizen, eligible to vote.
**Must be willing to show his/her "baatulo-baatulo, paan-butte seusi chaak" to the BALI KO BOKO BUSH before maar haanning him.

You might want to check with our embassy. Those good for nothing might be holding a dashain event, though that might be asking too much.

DASHAIN & TIHAR MELA INVITATION

Dear Community Members, Namaste!

The America Nepal Society (ANS) is organizing a Nepali Mela celebrating the great Nepali festivals of Dashain and Tihar, on Sunday 31st October 2004.� This will be yet another great opportunity for Nepali people and friends of Nepal living in the DC metro area to meet friends and relatives, exchange greetings and good wishes, and celebrate the Dashain and Tihar festivals in grand style!

The Mela will provide a celebration of Nepali art, culture, food and religion for expatriate Nepalese and Friends of Nepal.� Some of the attractions at this year's Mela are: a Nepali cultural show featuring immerging new talent from our own community and a few famous surprises; stalls for sale of Nepali art, crafts, clothing, audio and video cassettes and C.D recordings of Neplai music; and a book fair.

If you would like to perform in the cultural show at the Mela, please contact Saroj Prajapati: (301 528 7006), Tika Pun: (571 215 2933) or Prem Sangraula (703 356 3874)

The ANS has organized lots of fun for all age groups. This year we will hold children's activities from 11 am to 1 pm.� So be sure to have your children there on time!� The ANS will award a special present to each and every child who comes in fancy dress.

New this year we have a special "Dashain Tihar Bhansa Ghar".� All the food dishes wil prepared by our Nepali Aama, Didi, Bahini, & Bhaujuharu.� Freshly prepared hot food and snacks will be on sale.� We will have sel roti, aaloo ko achar, sumptuous momo, khasi ko masu, and a variety of vegetarian foods.

The ANS is in a process of publishing its Aawaj news magazine if you wish to contribute your poem, news article, advertisement etc, please contact Editor, Mr. Basanta Shrestha, (703 528 4848) or email bshrestha1@man.com.

Also, the new America Nepal Society Executive Board will be announce at the Mela.
Entrance fee:� adults and children 5 years and over: only $2 (Children under 5 years free). This entrance fee is to cover the hall rental

The Venue for the Mela:
The Dunn Loring Volunteer Fire & Rescue Department Hall
2148 Gallows Road
Dunn Loring, VA 22027
Tel: 703- 702-6925

The Dunn Loring Volunteer Fire & Rescue Department Hall is just outside the Capitol Beltway, close to Tyson's Corner.� As well as being easy to find, it provides good parking and excellent facilities.

The fun will stretch from 10.00 am through to 8 pm, so you and your family, friends and neighbours can come and join us any time during the day. But remember to bring children early for their special events.

Details of the program schedule will be sent out in a friendly reminder message nearer to the date.

Yours sincerely,
Rajendra Oli
President, American Nepal Society
Tel: 703 931 1480

I bet you $400 bucks! to myself! hehe...that its gonna suck ass! nepali programs in DC has never been good! man, i'd rather stop going and wasting my money!

Dashai/Tihar saajh with Dance competition....1st price _two way tickets to nepal....
I am definately going to DC.....And may be will take part in the dance competition too,,,,what the heck,,,i will give it a shot u know.....hmmmmmmmmmmm what will be the good song to dance tara????????????

Sanu Memories, How about "I am a Disco Dancer...!!!" I will vote for you! :P

No offense but my neighbor's kid in Nepal used to sing "I am a Disco Kattu Fuskyo"
Anyone from this board going to this event?

Dashain/Tihar dance competition. Who is behind this idea? I love to come with my friends and watch it. My concerned is whether it is real nepali dance or its some copycat numbers. For example showing a thumkas of nepali movie song(which is indeed an indian number). It totally disgusting to me cuz whenever i have gone to this nepali programme its same rehortic. I will definitely love to see some real nepali dance just like by this grg sis in ANA in virginia. She dances a Ghantu dance. It was so beautifully choreograhped. Once more can anybody come forward and let us know what to expect and how they are going to select the numbers?
No offense to anybody in particular cuz some of them are really good dancers but i was shocked to see them dancing like in indian movie kinda dance. I just don't have time and money to waste if its going to be like that.

Well i'm def gonna be there. And another thing. We dont get to see any nepali movies with good song/dance #s so w/e we pick up is from hiindi movies. And since a lot of ppl here dont take dancing classes or have nepali ppl teachin them gintang dances therez nothing else to do but the indian jhatkas.. but u kno wut thouh..i am awfully sick of the same songs being repeated at every single functions..they need to start selling good nepali cds at nepali functions.. or at that nepali store in dc..or soemthing..plzzz..no more sarangi and gairi khet ko

Hindi or Nepali or English, dance is dance! Arule naacheko herna paye pugi haalyo ni, hyyaaaa kati kichkiche haamro nepali community!!!

Dance is dance, we all know that. i don't have problem with that. Art doesn;t have a language it can be perform anyform. What i am trying ask is, whether we can see some true nepali dance in that competition? like sorathi, chutka, some maithali dance or like some ghantu dance we see in ANA confrence in VA. I have no problems adding some hindi or english numbers in between but i am strictly talking about competition.

i wuz jus wondering if you were performing swaati? not tryna b smart or nuttin ukno.. but if you can offer us classes on those sorathi n stuff i'll b more than happy to learn from ya..seriously..coz i dont evne kno the diff kinda nepali dances there are.. other than the gintag gintang tang diri gintang.. u kno wut i'm talkin bout?

Naah, i am not. BTW sorathi is danced only by male not female. U can see pursunga(male dressing like a female). its all about Krishna leela. As goes for chutka u need to have a huge dance floor cuz u need atleast 16 ppl dancing at the same time. I know a little cuz of my cuzin.

Swaatiji seemed to have a good knowledge of Nepali dance. Perhaps, she could dance and direct some of the dances during the event.

WISHING ALL OF YOU TO HAPPY VIJAYA DASHAMI FOR PEACE PROGRESS AND PROSPERITY....

about the Dashain Tihar dance competition, its pure nepali dance and i heard that Rabin Sharma from nepal is coming there to as special apperiance and much more .. cant wait to see and it was the idea of YOUNG GROUP living in dc and they are trying to bring more artist from NEPAL to promote Nepali Language and culture in USA. I think its a very good move and WISH THEM GOOD LUCK....

AGAIN
HAPPY VIJAYA DASHAMI TO ALL OF YOU

One of my cousins sent me this greeting... and thought wud share it with you ...

Kan ma hosh pahelo jamara
Nidarma hosh tika
Taash khelda aaoush
Timilai tin wota ekka
Parosh timilai haddi nabhako masu
Nahosh kahile pani aankhama timro aansu
Dhakosh saya patrile timro ghar aagan
Sukhadh hosh dasain ko pariwarik milan
Hosh timro komal badan ma ramra ramra nana
Bada dasain ko yehi cha mero shuvakamana

HAPPY VIJAYA DASHAMI TO ALL OF YOU
FROM
Situ

I agree with Swati.. I always get pissed off when they play hindi numbers or address to crowd or whatever in fabricated accent..Cmon .atleast once in a year show some respect to yoursel and othersf in being Nepali..and celebrate the thing...

A while ago I got this Fwd mail...real nice article written by a college student from US...it said that so many Nepali parents condemn foreign stuffs ( hindi films and whatever) but encourage their kids to follow something thats not theirs..

I mean I have nothing against ..things out of our culture..I mean if someone wants to listen it..then its fair enough..but you also gotta respect others you dont wanna listen...