Dashain and Tihar are Nepal’s 2 biggest Hindu festivals and they fall in October/November. At this time, families get together, sometimes traveling for days to get back to the family home and eat and drink and give presents. At Tihar, children and young people do ‘Bhailo’, something like carol singing in the UK – they go round each house in the village singing and dancing and are rewarded by a little rice and some money. This year, the sponsored girls made a group and learnt both traditional Tharu dances as well as more modern pop moves. They are going to spend the money they earnt on a picnic.

They say Happy Bijaya Dashami (Happy Dashain) to everyone who has sponsored them! As you can see from this card, it’s the year 2063 in Nepal!