The ritual of making sacrifices in order to please Gods has been followed since ages unknown. With the world getting technical day by day, we think that we have lost faith in superstitions and so, the same rituals are neither followed nor are they please us. In a bizarre and true accident, the officials of an airline run by the Nepal government sacrificed two goats to appeal to Akash Bhairab, the Hindu God of skies.
The sacrifice was made after one of the company’s Boeing 757 aircraft faced some technical difficulties. The sacrifice was made in front of the aircraft in accordance with the Hindu traditions at the Katmandu Airport. The airlines, which currently supports two Boeing aircrafts, had to suspend its services. Officials now say that the problem has been resolved not disclosing what the actual problem was. The tradition of animal sacrifice is common in Nepal. After all, who minds those who can’t protest!
Source: MSNbc
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lol! the world is getting technologically advanced and say’ fast life is moving in’.....but what the distribution of real wants and needs contained these rituals are shortening from todays human life.
When we read Maslow a American Philosopher he explains the steps of life .Those steps .
.1. Struggle for Wants and Needs
.2. Socialising.
.3. Contentment.
.4. Self Realisation .
The Entire Material Life goes Waste when we can live allow ourselves to live in the bandhan of Rituals.
Even then we had Horses and Built Homes Vouched Fancier Wives Fought Battles and Gifted Glold Ornaments and Drank Wines .......................Life in Order and Proportion is life in dicipline and one lived for God .... Beautifull article it is Khushi!
even i have a few wrd to say..break, break , break....
and thanx..
I was astounded and horrified reading this...where are we leading to...actually the more progress we are making the more superstitious bent of our mind is coming into forefront!! Keep up the good work Khushi,well done!
It is old story of Nepal. Actually, there are some superstitious belief in Nepal. Some officials may be superstitious but all aren’t same. Photo journalist of Kantipur daily was been arrested because of this incident. Really, all officials are not like that. :)