Nag Panchami Festival is the celebration of snakes. The celebration falls amid the blustery months and is accepted to repudiate the enlarged probability of a snake nibble amid this time. Like different parts of India, individuals in Bihar praise this celebration to make the Snake God upbeat. On this event they love winds with the goal that these reptiles don't hurt them. Nag Panchami is a celebration of snake.
Individuals observe Nag Panchami Festival on the fifth day of the splendid fortnight in the period of Shravan. Numerous travelers and in addition vacationers from everywhere throughout the nation visit sanctuaries uniquely committed to snakes and love them upon the arrival of Nag Panchami Festival. The sanctuaries committed to Lord Shiva are additionally particular spots for veneration as snakes are viewed as close and dear to Shiva.
History
The Nag Panchami or festival of snakes is celebrated on the fifth day of the moonlit fortnight in the month of Shravan (July /August) according to the Hindu calendar. In Hindu culture, snakes own an important place. Hindu mythologies are filled with tales and stories about snakes, the most chief being the Sheshnag of Lord Vishnu. It is quite understandable that India with such mythological background celebrates Nag Panchami in honor of snakes every year. During the festival people bathe the snakes with milk ensuring their families freedom from danger of snakes. According to myth, ploughing a field is forbidden on this day.
There are numerous legends related with Nag Panchami. One legend has it that a farmer accidentally killed some little serpents. Enraged, the mother of the serpents took vengeance by biting and killing the farmer and his family. One daughter was spared as she was praying to the Nagas. This act resulted in the revival of the farmer and his family. Ever since, Nag Panchami is celebrated in India every year. It is understood that in reward for worship the snakes will not at all harm any member of the family. There is yet another legend which relates to the victory of Lord Krishna over the Kaliya snake. The same is remembered and celebrated this day.
Celebration
In India, snakes are so valued that temples have also been built in their honor. On Nag Panchami day, snakes or their pictures are honored and religious rituals are performed to seek the good will of snakes. Villagers dance to music and carry snakes in pots over their heads to the temple. After rituals, the temple priest sprinkles haldi-kumkum i.e. turmeric and red powder and flowers on their heads. Plenty of milk and honey in return to seek immunity from snake bites. A priest is called to carry out the rituals and dakshina'' is given in gold or silver or other forms.
Bihar has a long list of celebrations. These fair and festivals are divided into two parts, seasonal and permanent. Seasonal fairs are those which are held in the particular season and the time of such fairs is determined by the lunar calendar, whereas permanent fairs those which are held throughout the year once or twice a week. Seasonal fairs are basically religious in character, whereas permanent fairs are commercial in its composition. Bihar has a tradition of festivals from time immemorial .Bihar as an ancient land has a long list of festivals and fairs which the people of Bihar actively take part in. The most famous festival of Bihar is Chatth Puja. Festivals always break the monotony of day-to-day life and inspire us to promote love and brotherhood and to work for the upliftment of the society. Observed mostly by the people of North Bihar, this puja is devoted for the worship of the Sun God. The other main festivals of Bihar include Kartik Purnima, Holi, Dussehra, Deepavali, Saraswati Puja, Bhaiya Dooj etc.