National Paddy Day
national paddy day nepali राष्ट्रीय धानरोपाई दिवस romanized rastriya dhanropai diwas annual festival nepal mark beginning rice planting season celebrated th ashadh june every year festival also named ropain diwas dhan diwas ashadh pandra celebrated farmer planted material eg rice lentil vegetable etc festival usually start people making parade village entering rice field people wear nepali traditional clothes according onlinekhabar particular responsibility shared among men woman men plough field arrange drain water level field make fine mud slurry plantation people splash play mud plant rice seedling eat traditional dish curd beaten rice sing folk song community schedule related cultural program festival also popular among tourist visit nepal hence festival also form part agrotourism according cultural norm ashadh considered auspicious day start rice planting year date fall monsoon season optimal time rice planting december nepal government officially declared ashadh national paddy day celebration take place theme increase rice production selfsufficiency prosperity provincial assembly karnali province declared ashadh public holiday karnali province except jumla district paddy planting start march jumla rice contributes percent nepal gdp estimated nepal import r billion worth rice curd beaten rice traditionally consumed national paddy day yoghurt also served survey himalayan time reported many remote area nepal child aware festival reported festival celebration stale fear covid pandemic locust infestation agriculture nepal list festival nepal national education day nepal