Remembrance and humourSourced
A memorial festival also makes room for satire
Gai Jatra is a Newar festival in Nepal’s Kathmandu Valley honouring relatives who died during the previous year. Processions include children dressed as cows, while satire and comic performances also form part of the observances.
Remembrance and laughter share the occasion.
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