पोखरा र गाईजात्राको महत्त्व

Aarnav Joshi

पोखरा र गाईजात्राको महत्त्व गाईजात्रा नेपालका विभिन्न समुदायले मनाउने महत्त्वपूर्ण सांस्कृतिक पर्व हो। विशेषगरी नेवार समुदायमा यसको विशेष महत्त्व रहेको छ। पोखरा उपत्यकामा पनि गाईजात्रा परम्परागत सांस्कृतिक, धार्मिक विश्वास, सामाजिक सद्भावसँग जोडिएको पर्वको रूपमा मनाइन्छ। यस पर्वमा यस वर्षभरि दिवंगत आत्माको सम्झना गर्दै उनीहरूको आत्माको शान्तिको कामना गरिन्छ। गाईलाई हिन्दू धर्ममा पवित्र जनावरका रूपमा मानिन्छ। गाईजात्राका दिन दिवङ्गत व्यक्तिका परिवारले गाई वा गाईको प्रतीक बनाएर जात्रा निकाल्ने चलन छ। धार्मिक विश्वास अनुसार गाईले मृत आत्मालाई परलोकको यात्रा गर्न सहयोग पुर्‍याउँछ भन्ने मान्यता पाइन्छ ।पोखरा उपत्यकामा गाईजात्राले परिवार र समुदायलाई एक ठाउँमा ल्याउने काम गर्दछ। आफ्ना गुमाएका परिवारलाई समुदायले साथ र सहानुभूति प्रदान गर्दछ। यस पर्वले दुःखमा एकअर्कालाई सहयोग गर्ने नेपाली समाजिक परम्परालाई बलियो बनाउँदछ।गाईजात्रामा विभिन्न वेशभूषा, बाजागाजा, नाचगान र झाँकी प्रस्तुत गरिन्छ। विशेषगरी पोखरा उपत्यकामा गाईजात्राको दिनमा छोरा मान्छेहरु रङ्गीबिरङ्गी जामा लगाएर परीको रूपमा प्रस्तुत हुन्छन् र विभिन्न मौलिक बाजाको तालमा बिचमा अनौठो देखिने जोकरलाई राखेर एकै तालमा नाच्ने गर्छन् ।यसले के दर्शाउँछ भने स्वर्गबाट परीहरू दिवङ्गत आत्माहरूको चिर शान्तिको कामना गर्दै आफै आई स्वर्गसम्म लाने भन्ने किवदन्ती पनि छ त्यसको प्रतिबिम्बित दर्शनको लागि यो नाच हरेक वर्षको गाईजात्राको दिन देखाइन्छ । यसले पोखरामा बसोबास गर्ने नेवार समुदायको मौलिक कला, संस्कृति र परम्परालाई नयाँ पुस्तासम्म पुर्याउन मद्दत गर्दछ । बालबालिका तथा युवाहरूको सहभागिताले सांस्कृतिक ज्ञान हस्तान्तरणमा पनि सहयोग पुग्छ।पोखरा उपत्यकामा गाईजात्रा केवल धार्मिक पर्व मात्र नभई दिवङ्गत व्यक्तिको सम्झना सामाजिक एकता, सांस्कृतिक संरक्षण मनोरञ्जन र पर्यटन प्रवर्द्धनसँग सम्बन्धित एक महत्त्वपूर्ण पर्व हो। आधुनिक समयमा पनि यसको मौलिकता जोगाउँदै नयाँ पुस्ताहरूको सहभागिताले यस पर्वको महत्त्व अझै बढेको पाइन्छ। नयाँ पुस्ताको उत्साहपूर्वक सहभागिताले गाईजात्रा पर्वको सांस्कृतिक पहिचान अझ बलियो बनेको छ।

Social Media: Boon or Curse?

Kusum Mahara

Social Media: Boon or Curse?Nowadays, it is hard to imagine our lives without social media. Most of us use apps like Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, and YouTube almost every day. We use them to talk to our friends, watch videos, share pictures, and sometimes even study. Social media has definitely made our lives easier, but it also has some disadvantages.One of the best things about social media is that it helps us stay connected with people. We can easily talk to friends and relatives who live far away. Students can also find study materials, educational videos, and information about different topics. Many people use social media to show their talents, such as singing, dancing, drawing, or baking. It can even help small businesses reach more customers.As a student, I find social media useful in many ways. For example, when I do not understand something in my textbook, I sometimes search for an explanation or watch an educational video. A topic that seems confusing in class can become much easier when someone explains it with pictures or examples. I have also used social media to find ideas for school projects and assignments. It is also a fun way to relax after studying.Sometimes, I watch funny videos or talk with my friends when I have some free time. However, there is another side to it. Sometimes, we open our phones just to watch one video and end up scrolling for an hour. This can waste a lot of our time and affect our studies and sleep.Social media can also make people compare themselves with others and feel bad about their own lives. When we scroll through social media, we usually see people posting their best pictures, achievements, and happy moments. This can sometimes make us feel that everyone else is having a better life than we are. However, we forget that people do not usually post their struggles and bad days online.Cyberbullying, fake news, online scams, and privacy problems are also serious issues. These problems can affect people in many ways, especially young users. Therefore, we need to be careful about what we share and whom we trust online.I think social media itself is neither a boon nor a curse. It depends on how we use it. If we use it wisely and know when to put our phones down, it can be really useful. But if we let it control our time and attention, it can cause many problems. Therefore, we should use social media for our benefit instead of becoming addicted to it.

Bowling

Kaustubh Dhoj Pandey

BowlingMy favourite game is bowling. I play bowling at home with my father and grandpa. I play it during my holidays. We need a bowling ball and bowling pins to play. We roll the bowling ball and try to hit the pins. It is an indoor game. I like winning every time I play. I feel excited and very happy when I play. It is my favourite game because it makes me feel refreshed.

My Favourite Festival

Vedansh Gautam

My Favourite FestivalMy favourite festival is Holi. Holi is a Hindu festival celebrated in Nepal. Holi is celebrated with colours, water guns (pichkaries), water balloons, etc. This festival is celebrated at the end of February or early March. This festival only lasts one day. In this festival, we meet our friends, relatives, cousins etc. We wear white clothes while playing with colours, water guns, water balloons, etc. Holi is one of the best Hindu festivals. I am really excited and looking forward to celebrating this festival again. It was such a beautiful experience last year. I am very excited to celebrate this festival this year too.

Movie review of Spider-Man: Brand New Day

Kabya Satyal

Movie review of Spider-Man: Brand New Day Introduction:This movie is directed by Destin Daniel Cretton. This movie depicts Peter Parker (Spider-Man) living alone in an apartment due to a spell that caused everyone to forget his identity, leaving him unrecognized by those around him. He continues his life by saving people from robbery and theft, but one day a larger threat emerges that he must confront to protect others.Plot:This movie starts with Peter Parker introducing himself and saving the city by killing or defeating the bad guys. One day a bigger threat arrives: a girl named Jean Grey. She can control anyone's mind within a 33-foot radius. She tries to control Spider-Man's brain but can’t because of spider sense; she keeps on troubling him, and one day she gets control over Zendaya, who was Peter's boyfriend. However, she initially does not remember him, so Jean tricks Spider-Man; later, while looking through Frank's items, she recalls him, which makes Spider-Man pleased. Subsequently, Jean-Gary gains control over Hulk's mind, a powerful hero, and forces him to destroy the city and create chaos. Later, Peter goes to buy his girlfriend flowers because she remembers him, then encounters Ned, who was his best friend.Then Peter goes to buy his girlfriend flowers because she remembers him and then encounters Ned, who was his best friend. Then Peter and he team up with Frank and manage to free Hulk. Using his invention, they engage in a prolonged battle inside a building. Eventually they capture her, and then the DC department takes her to experiment with her power, but while doing that they make her even more powerful, and she awakens her power and freezes the entire city (New York), but Peter and Frank were not affected, so they continue their mission. Peter goes to buy his girlfriend flowers because she remembers him, then encounters Ned, who was his best friend. Then Jean fights Spider-Man using her abilities, forcing him to contend with around 10 samurais. It was a long, challenging fight for him, and they destroyed Spider-Man's mechanical web. He is helpless, but while doing experiments on his webs, he develops an organic web, and soon he wins the fight by trapping the samurai in his big web like a real spider.Jean was threatening Peter; he would kill the head of DODC, so Peter backed down and started to comfort her, and soon they shared each other's backstories. Jean didn’t have the power, but her sister had, but DODC captured and killed her. That's why she was causing trouble. Peter suddenly sensed something and realized he had sent Frank to kill Jean by sniping her, but he forgot about that, so Peter took the bullet for her, and she survived. Frank takes Peter to the hospital, where Jean takes over his mind, but not for any malicious purposes; instead, she breathes for him to keep him alive. Then Peter heals and gets out of the hospital. He hesitated to go out because he was scared people might recognize him as Spider-Man. Upon his exit, the crowd erupted in shouts of "Spider-Man!" His heart raced, but he soon noticed Frank dancing from the window of his hospital room, adorned with a spider mask. Then the movie ended with the city experiencing peace, and Jean Grey was also part of this resolution.The movie concluded with the city enjoying peace, and Jean Grey was also part of this resolution. in this resolution. Later, Peter goes to buy his girlfriend flowers because she remembers him, then encounters Ned, who was his best friend. Then Peter goes to buy his girlfriend flowers because she remembers him, then encounters Ned, who was his best friend, then does the handshake, and suddenly Ned realizes and does the full handshake. Now Peter has friends and is not alone. That was the best part; I liked it.Conclusion:I liked the movie very much. It had many funny parts. I would recommend it to everyone. Additionally, it is a fantastic movie. He started the movie with being alone, but eventually, he got the life he wanted.I give this movie a solid 4.5/5 stars.