Amidst a special function today, Bhutanese women in Norway celebrated teej festival with gusto.
The program was organished in Ølen, a town in Vindafjord Kommune, which hosts four Bhutanese families. “It was more like a get-together program. The program was mainly organized to let the younger generation learn about our culture”, Hema Dhungyel, one of the organizers from Ølen told BNS over telephone.
About four dozen participants, who included about a dozen Norwegian guests, enjoyed the moment with cultural Nepali food, Nepali Teej dances and some speeches highlighting the meaning and importance of this typical Nepali festival.
“Because we are scattered in four different Kommunes, organizing the program was a difficult task but we made it possible,” another participant said in a happy tone.
Teej – ‘the festival of swings’ is celebrated with gusto and fervor by Hindu people. The festival of Teej commemorates the reunion of Lord Shiva and Goddess Parvati. Married women and young girls celebrate the festival with earnest devotion. Though the main feast day is on Wednesday, the participants took a chance to celebrate this festival during the week-end.
About seven dozens Bhutanese have made Rogaland, a county-municipality in western Norway, as their destination through third country resettlement program.
Reported by Ramesh Gautam from Norway
