I am not sure about Teej influencing the divorce rate in Nepal, but crisna did put Teej in sociocultural perspective in Nepal. I guess the significance of teez gets marginalized in urban pockets, where folks have no need for "Datiun", celebrations such as those mentioned by crisna are aplenty to keep people amused all year round, and twisting to the tunes flaring out of speakers in a dingy clubroom makes more sense than singing and dancing in veneration to the Lord. If it is the urban cultural conditioning that makes one not see the importance of Teej, do we send that person to the inquisition? I think not. Understand the differences and learn from it before you place blame where it does not belong. - Scats