Nepal Army celebrates annual festivities of Ghode Jatra
KATHMANDU: President Bidya Devi Bhandari and Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli today witnessed the annual festival of Ghode Jatra organised by the Nepal Army, at the Army Pavilion, on Thursday.
The Ghode Jatra, religiously named as Aswa Yatra, is known as the oldest festival celebrated in the country's cultural hub of the Valley.
Chief of Army Staff Rajendra Chhetri, Chief Justice Kalyan Shrestha, Vice-President Nanda Bahadur Pun and Speaker Onsari Gharti Magar were also present in the function.
There is a belief that the parade of horses at Tundikhel keeps the demon’s spirit away. The faster the horses run, the better Tundi’s spirit is dispelled.
As per another legend, the Ghode Jatra is held as per the lunar calendar, which is a day before the Chaitra Shukla Pratipada, to mark the start of the Nepali New Year.
