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，尼泊尔的提吉节，这是一个妇女的节日( Festival of Women)，通常在9月到来。在这个节日中，妇女祈祷神保佑自己的丈夫健康长寿，未婚女子则祈祷自己能找到一个好丈夫。妇女们身穿红色服装，载歌载舞，经常把自家的问题编成歌唱。

（英语点津 Meggie编辑）