Kushe Aunsi
| Gokarna Aunsi | |
|---|---|
 A son preparing Pinda | |
| Official name | Kushe Aunsi |
| Also called | पित्री औंसी, गोकर्ण औंसी |
| Observed by | Hindu |
| Observances | Shraddha |
| Date | Bhadra, Krishna, Amavasya |
Gokarna Aunsi (Sanskrit: गोकर्ण औसीं) literally translated as cow eared (Gokarna) and no moon night (Aunsi) and is a late August or early September celebration in Nepal where the Hindu population worships cow eared incarnation of lord Shiva and their fathers.[1] It is also known as Kushe Aausi[2] and Bubako mukh herne din (Nepali for "looking at father’s face"),[3] because, apart from giving gifts, sons perform a certain ceremony: sons touch father's feet with their forehead and look at father's eyes, while daughters only have to touch his hand before looking.[citation needed] Many people go to the Shiva temple of Gokarneswor Mahadev, in Gokarna, a suburb of Kathmandu,[1] and they bathe and make offerings in the new moon day (Amavasya).[4] People whose father has died also perform Shraddha (yearly death rituals).[3]
The Nepali celebration is completely unrelated to the Western celebration of Father's Day[citation needed].
It falls on September 1 in 2016.[5]
References
- ^ a b Padmakshi Rana, Gokarna Aunsi (Father Day), NepalHomePage Travel Guide
- ^ http://www.weallnepali.com/nepali-festivals/babu-ko-mukh-herne-din
- ^ a b Gokarna Aunsi, the day for honouring fathers, nepalnews.com, September 8, 2002
- ^ David Reed, James McConnachie (2002), The rough guide to Nepal, Rough Guide Travel Guides (5, illustrated ed.), Rough Guides, pp. 188, 204, ISBN 9781858288994
- ^ http://calendar-nepali.com/2073-Bhadra-month.html