A two-day Chhath Prasang event, a ceremony of Bhojpuri Sahitya Akademi began from Friday. A traditional dance was performed on the first day of the event.
The programme is being organised by Bhojpuri Sahitya Akademi under the Department of Culture, at Prempura Ghat.
A traditional dance ‘Mahima Chhath Mai Ke’ was performed at the inaugural day of the programme. It featured the performance of traditional songs of Chhath and a ballet dance focusing on the glory of Chhath Mai.
Notably, Chhath festival, Chhath or Shashthi Puja is a Hindu festival celebrated on the Shashthi of Kartik Shukla Paksha. It is a unique folk worship of Surya worship which is mainly celebrated in Bihar, Jharkhand, Eastern Uttar Pradesh as well as Madhya Pradesh. This is a festival that is being celebrated since Vedic period and has become the culture of these States. Gradually, this festival has become prevalent around the world along with the diaspora. Chhath Puja is dedicated to Surya, Usha, Nature, Water, Air and his sister Chhathi Maiah.
On Saturday, the concluding day of the program, singing of well-known singers Preeti Mishra and Pankaj Kumar is organized under the Chhath theme. Famous traditional Chhath songs will be performed by both the artists. This programne will be held from 5.30 am on Saturday. It is mandatory to follow the instructions of Covid-19 in the programme.