Editing Father's Day (section)

===Nepal===
{{Main|Kushe Aunsi}}

The Nepalese Hindus as well as the [[Newar people|Newars]] in Nepal honors fathers on the day of ''Kushe aunsi'' ({{Langx|ne|कुशे औंसी}}), which occurs in late August or early September, depending on the year, since it depends on the [[lunar calendar]]. According to Hindu calendar, the festival falls on the new moon day of [[Bhadra (Hindu calendar)|Bhadra]] month.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|last=Nepal|first=Naturally|title=Kushe Aunsi|url=https://www.welcomenepal.com/whats-on/kushe-aunsi.html|access-date=25 June 2020|website=www.welcomenepal.com|archive-date=18 June 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200618062150/https://www.welcomenepal.com/whats-on/kushe-aunsi.html|url-status=usurped}}</ref> It is also known as ''Gokarna Aunsi'' or ''Pitri Tirpani Aunsi''.

In recent years, Nepalese non–Hindus have also adopted the ''Kushe Aunsi'' day.<ref name=":1" /> It is commonly known as {{Langx|ne|Buwaako mukh herne din|label=none|italic=yes}} ({{Langx|ne|बुवाको मुख हेर्ने दिन|lit=day for looking at father's face}}) or ''Abu ya Khwa Swoyegu'' in [[Nepal Bhasa]].<ref name="nepal" /><ref name="nepal3">{{citation|title=Gokarna Aunsi, the day for honoring fathers |date=19 August 2020 |publisher=nepalisansar.com |url=https://www.nepalisansar.com/culture/nepal-celebrates-kushe-aunsi-2020-a-fathers-day-festival/}}</ref> The celebration of the festival has been modernized in some ways in recent years. Children worship their father on this day, put tika on his forehead and give him sweets, delicacies and gifts as a part of celebration. In return, the father bless good fortune to his children.

On the new moon day (''[[Amavasya]]''), it is traditional to pay respect to one's deceased father; Hindus go to the [[Shiva]] temple of [[Gokarneswor Mahadev]], in [[Gokarna, Nepal|Gokarna]], a suburb of [[Kathmandu]]<ref name="MayhewBindloss2009">{{cite book|author1=Bradley Mayhew|author2=Joseph Bindloss|title=Lonely Planet Trekking in the Nepal Himalaya|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=yXdzC7ZsOc4C&pg=PA357|access-date=12 May 2013|year=2009|publisher=Lonely Planet|isbn=978-1-74104-188-0|pages=357}}</ref> while Buddhists go to [[Jana bahal|Jana Bahal]] (Seto Machhendranath or white Tara) temple in Kathmandu.

Traditionally, in the [[Kathmandu Valley]], the south-western corner is reserved for women and women-related rituals, and the north-eastern is for men and men-related rituals. The worship place for ''[[Mata Tirtha Aunsi]]'' ('Mother Pilgrimage New Moon') is located in Mata Tirtha in the south-western half of the valley, while the worship place for ''Gokarna Aunsi'' is located in the north-eastern half. This division is reflected in many aspects of the life in the Kathmandu Valley.<ref name="HeestermanHoek1992">{{cite book|author1=J. C. Heesterman|author2=Albert W. Van den Hoek|author3=Dirk H. A. Kolff |author3-link=Dirk H. A. Kolff |author4=Marianne S. Oort|title=Ritual, State, and History in South Asia: Essays in Honour of J.C. Heesterman|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=EtwtSZwyWpgC&pg=PA786|access-date=12 May 2013|year=1992|publisher=BRILL|isbn=978-90-04-09467-3|pages=786}}</ref>