On the fourth day of the Dashain holiday, the younger members of a Nepali family are blessed by their elders, who give them “tika” – the combination of red powder and rice that’s applied to their foreheads as a blessing. At Ama Ghar it’s especially important, as the aunties and uncles on the staff carry out this traditional this family …
Happy Mother’s Day Around the World!
“A mother is not a person to lean upon, but a person to make leaning unnecessary.” Thanks to Bonnie and our Ama Ghar house mothers, shown in this photo being honored by the children on Nepal Mother’s Day with fruit and treats, flowers and tika blessings. One of our older girls, Kalpana Thapa, made a presentation of thanks for …
Holiday Traditions at Ama Ghar
We love to celebrate the Nepali festivals at Ama Ghar, as performing these rituals bonds us as a family of various religious and ethnic backgrounds. Traditionally, the festival season starts right after the rice harvest, with a 10-day family holiday of Dashain. Most of the children have aunts, uncles and cousins in their villages, so as many of them as …
Dashain Celebrations
Dashain is always a special time for the Ama Ghar children, but this year was particularly exciting for the children because Shrawan Nepali, Ama Ghar co-founder, celebrated Dashain with us and gave tika (the combination of rice and tika powder applied to the forehead as a blessing) to all. In the Nepali tradition, all elders give tika to everyone younger at …