Tharu New Year in Australia "We don't wait for the weekend to celebrate"

Maghi Parba marks the arrival of a new calendar for the Tharu community from the South West of Nepal's Terai region on 1 Magh in the Nepali calendar. Arun Aryan Chaudhary, Public Relations Officer of Tharu Society Sydney of Australia, says they have been celebrating the day despite it falling on the weekdays in previous years.

Source: SBS / sbs nepali