Hindu devotees dance and sing at Pashupatinath Temple while celebrating the Teej festival in Kathmandu September 2, 2008. Hindu women all over Nepal fast and pray for the good health and long life of their husbands during the Teej festival. （Agencies）

A Hindu woman rests after taking a holy bath during the Teej festival in Kathmandu September 4, 2008. Married women celebrate the festival for the long life and happiness of their husbands while the unmarried ones take part to wish for a good husband. (Agencies)

Teej festival，尼泊爾的提吉節(jié)，這是一個(gè)婦女的節(jié)日( Festival of Women)，通常在9月到來。在這個(gè)節(jié)日中，婦女祈禱神保佑自己的丈夫健康長壽，未婚女子則祈禱自己能找到一個(gè)好丈夫。婦女們身穿紅色服裝，載歌載舞，經(jīng)常把自家的問題編成歌唱。

（英語點(diǎn)津 Meggie編輯）