(Prem Raj Adhikari, Helsinki) Nepalese community in Helsinki celebrated Teej Celebration on 22nd August with a lot joy and happiness. The programme was organized by Suomalais-nepalilainen yhdistys(aka The Finnish Nepalese Society) at Nuorisotalo Herttoniemin Rannan in Herttoniemi. The programme was attended by around 250 people majority of whom were femal dressed in red sari. On the occasion, traditional nepali food, rice, chicken, chutney and dal were also served to the participatants. Although the programme was announced to start at 12:00 and end at 19:00. It was typical Nepalese custom to arrive late and some people arrived as late as 19:00. The singinng and dancing that started around 13:15 and continued until 19:30 was certainly the highlights of the celebration. Dancing took place in a group of two or three so that everyone would get the well deserved rest before second round of dance. It was amazing to see the participants remembering each and every lines of Sangini, the famous folk song thorough which a married daughter would express her suffering in her husbands house with her parents. Many chirldren of the dancing mothers were also present on the occasion who were born and brought up in Finland. It really felt good to find that everyone respected their seniors with the kinds of salutions back home and spoke fluent Nepali. Some, however, mixed three languages while talking like 'yli humenna sununtai ho', which translates to “Day after tomorrow is Sunday”. The programme highlighted the beauty of Nepalese culture that we have not given up while coming here to Finland as well. It gave everyone the feeling that you were living in your own cultural environment. Everyone except the child below seven years contributed Eur 10 to the programme.
Sunday, August 23, 2009
Teej Celebrated in Finland
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