Tihar is one of the most important festivals for Hindus in Nepal. The festival of Tihar takes place in late autumn and lasts for five days.

It is a time when people light oil lamps (油灯). This festival is about worshiping (敬仰) different animals such as the crow (乌鸦) on the first day, the dog on the second day, and the cow on the third day. During Tihar, people also worship their brothers and sisters and the goddess of wealth, Lakshmi.

On the first day, people give the crow much rice to eat. They put flowers around the dogs’ necks on the following day. The third day is the most important day of the festival. Early in the morning, people start to worship the cow. The cow is the symbol of wealth. They put tika (提卡) on the cows’ foreheads and some flowers around their necks. They give the cows nice things to eat. People place the cows’manure (粪肥) in different parts of their houses. Later, in the evening, they worship the goddess Lakshmi. If people please the goddess, she will give them wealth. People clean and decorate (装饰) their houses. They put oil lamps in every door and window. A woman of the family performs a special ceremony. She then puts a red mud footprint on the floor entering the home and makes a trail to the room where the family worships the goddess. In this room, there are pictures of the goddess. There is also a money box where each year the family puts money away for the goddess. In the evening, girls go from door to door and sing songs of the goddess. They receive gifts in return.

People’s life in astrology, the zodiac is divided into twelve star signs. Each star sign has its own characteristics. People gave each star sign one of the four elements（元素）of fire, air, earth and water. It has been popular for a long time. There are three star signs under each element, just as the following form shows.

In both China and Greece, people began to study stars and planets thousands of years ago. They used astrology to help them make decisions. They watched stars and planets to decide when to hunt, fish, plant or make wars.

Today astrology is very popular among people all over the world, especially teenagers. But one thing you have to remember is that you should not expect astrology to tell you everything about your future. Remember your life is in your own hands.