The festival is celebrated by the ethnic group of Kirat Rai in Nepal

A Kirant girl wearing traditional ornaments takes part in the Sakela Udhauli festival in Kathmandu December 2, 2009. The festival is celebrated by the ethnic group of Kirat Rai in Nepal where they pray to Mother Nature for good crops and protection from natural calamities.

Kirant girls wearing traditional ornaments take part in the Sakela Udhauli festival in Kathmandu December 2, 2009. The festival is celebrated by the ethnic group of Kirat Rai in Nepal where they pray to Mother Nature for good crops and protection from natural calamities

A boy plays at the door of his house in Lukla, about 200 km (124 miles) northeast from Kathmandu, December 2, 2009. Nepal's cabinet is meeting on Friday at Lukla, the gateway to Mount Everest, to highlight the threat of global warming to the Himalayas

A porter walks past a fellow porter at Lukla, about 200 km (124 miles) northeast from Kathmandu, December 2, 2009. Nepal's cabinet is meeting on Friday at Lukla, the gateway to Mount Everest, to highlight the threat of global warming to the Himalayas.

A porter carries timber from the Syangboche airstrip in Nepal December 3, 2009. Nepal's cabinet plans to meet on Friday at the base camp of Mount Everest to highlight the impact of global warming on the Himalayas.

An aerial view of Namche Bazaar, the last town before the Everest region in Nepal December 3, 2009. Nepal's cabinet plans to meet on Friday at the base camp of Mount Everest to highlight the impact of global warming on the Himalayas.

A tourist looks at a view of Mt. Everest from the hills of Syangboche in Nepal December 3, 2009. Nepal's cabinet plans to meet on Friday at the base camp of Mount Everest to highlight the impact of global warming on the Himalayas

Organizers of the Everest Base Camp cabinet meeting arrive at Shyangboche airstrip near the Everest region in Nepal December 3, 2009. Nepal's cabinet plans to meet on Friday at the base camp of Mount Everest to highlight the impact of global warming on the Himalayas.

A tourist looks at a view of Mount Everest from the hills of Syangboche in Nepal December 3, 2009. Nepal's cabinet plans to meet on Friday at the base camp of Mount Everest to highlight the impact of global warming on the Himalayas.

A tourist (L) looks at a view of Mount Everest from the hills of Syangboche in Nepal December 3, 2009. Nepal's cabinet plans to meet on Friday at the base camp of Mount Everest to highlight the impact of global warming on the Himalayas.