It is sad when an "educated" woman like her who is trying to appear to be liberal and open-minded, has such an incredibly narrow view of something as amazing as Teej! I'm not female, but it's hardly a secret that Teej is one festival that women are really excited about. And it is one of those festivals where it's not forced upon anyone, even younger girls like to take part because of the fun aspect of it. It is definitely all  about women, where the part about doing it for the men is almost only just a bonus. "Plus, why do we womenfolk need an excuse to get together and have some fun of our own?" Then why not just cancel dashain and tihar and all the others. Because ultimately all these festivals are merely communal activities that bring people together to celebrate! And if the writer is worried about women's rights, there are plenty of women's issues in Nepal that need way more attention than a festival of celebration exclusively for women.