The Tihar Festival is a five-day festival celebrated in Nepal and Bhutan (by those individuals of Nepalese origin) that begins on the thirteenth day of the waning moon in the month of October. The purpose of the festival is to worship different animals, including cows, dogs, and crows, and the Hindu Goddess of Good Fortune or Wealth, Goddess Laxmi. Throughout the five days, people celebrate the holiday by preparing meals for each other, and for the honored animals and Goddess, and decorating their homes and neighborhoods.
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