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Tribute to the Gurkhas past and present

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ewinpXwfCPoendofvid [starttext] Better to die than live a coward I know this is similar to others on youtube but I had to make one to show my respect and admiration for these brave warriors, people who fight for a country they never new and ready to embrace a way of life so different to theirs. I give you the gurkhas. the last line is not supposed to be funny i dont want them pickled[endtext]

Sakela-The Greatest Festival of Kirat People

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2aYh6zSSdcQendofvid [starttext] Sakela is the main festival of Kirat people which is celebrated twice a year distinguished by two names Ubhauli and Udhauli. Udhauli means going down: It is believed that from this day the winter season starts. So people, birds and animal migrate from cold regions to warmer regions. The celebration of migrating downwards during the season of winter (Nov-Dec) is called "Udhauli" and the celebration of migrating upwards during the season of summer (April-May) is called "Ubhauli". This has been going on since the dawn of the mankind when the Kirat people were hunters and gatherers which time is immemorial. Still today, animals and birds have seasonal migratory. Later when the Kirat people shifted from being hunters and gatherers to agriculturalist, the festival became known as Bhumi Puja or land worshipping ceremony as Sakela falls on (15th day of the 5th month of Nepali calendar) coincid...