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Tihar
Crows, dogs and cows garlanded with marigolds, and on the last day a tika of seven colours from sister to brother.
The colours of Tihar
Tihar is Nepal's five-day festival of lights. Each day honours a different being: crows, dogs, cows and oxen, and finally brothers. The animals are fed and hung with garlands of orange and yellow marigold, and dogs are given a red tika on the forehead. Houses are outlined in oil lamps and the floor at the door is painted with a path of red clay and rice flour to lead Lakshmi inside. On the last day, Bhai Tika, sisters mark their brothers' foreheads with the saptarangi tika, a line of seven colours, usually red, yellow, green, blue, orange, pink or purple, and white. They also give a garland of purple globe amaranth, a flower that does not fade, as a wish for long life.
#F39C12Sayapatri orangeMarigold garlands for animals, doors and brothers.#8E2A7BMakhamali purpleGlobe amaranth, the flower that does not fade.#D0202ATika redFirst of the seven colours of Bhai Tika.#F4D03FTika yellowOne of the seven colours.#27AE60Tika greenOne of the seven colours.#2E6FD9Tika blueOne of the seven colours.Values are fair approximations, not official shades.
Read about the colours
Also part of it, and being written: Marigold (Sayapatri, the flower of Tihar.), Rainbow (The seven-coloured tika.).
Written by the Rang desk with AI assistance. Background: "Tihar (festival)" on Wikipedia. Customs differ from family to family and place to place. If this is your tradition and we have it wrong, tell us.