Nepal celebrated National Paddy Day by organizing various programs

Nepal observed National Paddy Day on June 30th by organizing various programs across the country. Nepal government each year marks Ashad 15 of the Nepali calendar, which usually falls on June 29 or 30, as National Paddy Day and Paddy Cultivation Festival.

Rice plantation, eating delicacies like curd and beaten rice, and participating in traditional cultural programs like singing, throwing mud at each other, and merrymaking, are the major attractions of the day.