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Tharu Jitiya Festival in Tharu/Maithil communities
Jitiya, also known as Jiutiya or Jivitputrika, is a three-day Hindu festival observed by married Tharu and Maithili women in Nepal's Terai region, who undertake a strict fast for the wellbeing and long life of their children. It falls between the seventh and ninth lunar days of Ashvin's dark fortnight.
Jitiya is an ancient three-day Hindu festival observed primarily by mothers, who fast for the long life and wellbeing of their children, falling between the seventh and ninth lunar days of the dark fortnight, or Krishna Paksha, in the Hindu month of Ashvin.