in my case , i like goat meat but i dont like the offerings made in dashain, i hate that aspect of dashain but the rest is awesome, people act like hypocrites when they offer something to god and eat it themselves. this makes our religion somewhat violent , thats why i dont want to go to temples in dashain, but i am a meat lover, when the world will be out of animals , i think i would start eating humans , he he he ,,, and for the veggies, its not bad to eat meat, as you see your teeth structure , you still have two canines which are meant for tearing the flesh, so even nature permits us to do so and meat is good source of amino acids which plants cant fulfill, even more interesting, if some you guys are in resource economics, as the world population will be burgeoning, there would be need for more calories from the fixed unit of land, and the best alternative at that time would be to run the plant foods through the animals , which will convert them to higher quality in terms of calorie. so forget all this crap and come to the point, irrespective of the cast ,creed and religion and beliefs, dashin is the most wonderful time of the year for all the nepalis in any corner of the world. so lets celebrate with all the enthusisasm as you like it , in your own way , in your own aura, and i would like to wish happy dashain to all the nepalis in nepal, and elsehwere in the world and to all the sajha users . at this moment lets pray for the peace and prosperity in our country fuchhe