Nwagi festival
nwagi nepali न्वागी also spelled nuwagi udhauli major festival celebrated kirati people yakkha limbu rai sunuwar chepang people performed tuesday third week bhadra day august september nwagi celebrated prior eating harvested food crop offered ancestor nature god local believe somebody eats crop without celebrating nwagi cursed ancestor nuwāgi cycle celebrates first fruit offering important ritual occasion harvest season autumn month kārtik october november ancestor presented new rice millet eaten household consume newly harvested grain thus happy occasion time work year completed hard day food scarcity nep anikāl food plentiful good harvest depends support ancestor satisfied given share honoured guest invited given best food everybody else asked remain benevolent supportive nuwāgi halfday feast marked communal meal good number relative neighbour invited