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Crow(Kaag) Tihar- How festivals and science is related? |
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by Asmita Gaire | 26-10-2019 16:04
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Tihar, also known as Deepawali and Yamapanchak, is a five-day-long Hindu festival celebrated primarily in Nepal and some parts of India such as Darjeeling district, Kalimpong district, Sikkim, and Assam. It is the festival of lights, as diyas are lit inside and outside the houses to illuminate at night. This festival is considered to be of great importance as it shows reverence to Yama, the god of death, and animals including crow, dog, cow and ox, which maintain a close relationship with humans. Hindus worship Laxmi, the Goddess of Wealth during this festival. The first day is called Kaag Tihar when crows are worshipped as the messengers of death. Crows and ravens are worshipped with offerings of sweets and dishes placed on the roofs of houses. The first day of Yamapanchak, Kaag Tihar (worship of crows) is celebrated today by offering sweets and food to the birds. According to Hindu mythology, crow is considered the messenger of Yama. As the cawing of the crows symbolises sadness and grief, the devotees offer the crows food to avert grief and deaths at their homes. People have fed and worshiped the crows from early in the morning offering different food items outside for crows to eat. According to the tradition, people believe the crow gets the messages to the house in the morning. People worship it to bring good luck themselves. Scientists have known for years that crows have great memories, that they can recognize a human face and behavior, that they can pass that information on to their offspring. Researchers are trying to understand more about the crow’s brain and behavior, specifically what the birds do when they see one of their own dead. They react loudly, but the reasons aren’t entirely known. Using masks with dark-haired wigs that looked creepily nonhuman, researchers showed up at Seattle parks carrying a stuffed crow and recorded the reactions. One crow signals an alarm, then dozens show up. They surround the dead crow, looking at it as they perch on trees or fly above it, a behavior called mobbing. “Crows have evolved to have these complex social relationships, and they have a big brain,” said Kaeli Swift, a University of Washington graduate student who led the study. How big a brain? Crows are on par with smart mammals such as dolphins and primates in brain-to-body proportion. They have been known to be problem-solvers and are among the few animals shown to use tools. When you see its brain is using the same parts of the brain to remember things that we do, or to learn fearful situations like we do, maybe it gives you a little more sympathy to the bird, or maybe kinship with the bird. Source: https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/the-interesting-thing-that-crows-do-when-they-see-one-of-their-own-dead/2016/03/18/78d97a9e-ec48-11e5-b0fd-073d5930a7b7_story.html
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24 Comments
Greetings susmita
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Asmita Gaire
Posted 18-08-2020 19:51
Hey asmita
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Posted 14-08-2020 11:33
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Posted 02-04-2020 22:55
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Posted 02-04-2020 22:55
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Posted 02-04-2020 22:55
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Posted 02-04-2020 22:54
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Posted 19-03-2020 12:05
Greetings asmita
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Posted 17-03-2020 11:58
Greetings asmita
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Basanta
Posted 16-03-2020 03:00
Hello asmita
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Susmita
Posted 27-02-2020 01:43
Greetings mentor
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I will update you about our ceremonies and please accept our warm request of invitation to our countries.
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Asmita Gaire
Posted 29-10-2019 10:40
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Asmita Gaire
Posted 29-10-2019 10:39
Greetings prashamsha sis
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Asmita Gaire
Posted 29-10-2019 10:39
Greetings kushal dai
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Asmita Gaire
Posted 29-10-2019 10:38
Hello Asmita
I do hope that you are fine and doing great with your works.
Thank you for your report about Crow(Kaag) Tihar- How festivals and science is related?
Green Cheers from Nepal :)
Keep writing great reports.
We are eager to read more reports from you.
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Kushal Naharki
Posted 28-10-2019 23:22
It was interesting!
Posted 28-10-2019 14:16
Hi Asmita
It is a very interesting topic. I've also heard about the fact that some birds are pretty smart. Behavior and intelligence of birds are topics that are worth to be studied.
I looked up for some pictures of Tihar and it looked great. I wish I get the chance to be part of the festival.
Thank you for the interesting report.
Keep up the great work.
Posted 28-10-2019 07:57
Hello Asmita dd,
It is an interesting topic relating all subjects with this Tihar.
Green cheers!!
Posted 27-10-2019 16:19
Hello vazira
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Thank you so much for letting me know about that I could make our culture understandable to you all.
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Asmita Gair
Posted 27-10-2019 11:33
Hello mina sis
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Asmita Gaire
Posted 27-10-2019 11:32
Greetings Lisa mentor
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Asmita Gaire
Posted 27-10-2019 11:31
Greetings from Uzbekistan!
Thank you so much for a very interesting report I have ever read! It is brief and understandable. It is such an amazing topic to read and you did a great job!
Hope to read such gripping articles more and more!
Keep it up!
Green cheers from Tashkent!
Sincerely,
Vazira.
Posted 26-10-2019 22:33
Hello Asmita didi!!!
I hope you are fine and doing great.
Thank you for letting us know about how festival is related with science.
Keep writing and shining.
Hope to know more from you.
Warm regards,
Meena
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Posted 26-10-2019 21:21
Hello Asmita
this is Lisa, your mentor!
It's such an interesting topic, festival and science! There are many crows in Korea as well, yet I don't think we really have a chance to get to know more about them. I think this festival is great.
Thanks for the great article. I really enjoyed reading it!
Nice Job:)
Posted 26-10-2019 21:00