National Holidays in Nepal in 2023
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: Prithvi Jayanti
- Honours the late King Prithvi Narayan Shah, the founder of modern Nepal in the 18th century.
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: Maghe Sankranti
- A harvest festival marking the start of spring.
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: Nepal National Mourning Day
- A national mourning day to pay tribute to those killed in the violent anti-government agitation.
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: Sonam Losar
- This is the New Year of the Tamang people and the most important festival in their calendar.
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: People's War Day
- The People's War began on February 13th 1996, and would last for over a decade.
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: Establishment Day
- A public holiday has been declared to mark the establishment of Gadanki Province Government.
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: Maha Shivaratri
- According to Hindu mythology, Shivaratri symbolizes the wedding day of Lord Shiva.
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: Gyalpo Lhosar
- Tibetan New year, also known as Losar, is the most important festival in the Tibetan calendar
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: Public Holiday
- Koshi Province declared a public holiday to mark the renaming of the province from Province 1.
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: Fagu Purnima
- Originally a harvest and fertility festival, Holi also commemorates a legend from Hindu Mythology
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: Nari Dibas
- The UN has declared March 8th to be a day to celebrate, recognise and remember women
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: Fagu Purnima
- Originally a harvest and fertility festival, Holi also commemorates a legend from Hindu Mythology
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: Ghode Jatra
- A horse parade organized in Tudikhel in Kathmandu every year, on the new moon of Chaitra Sukla Pakshya in the Eastern Lunar calendar
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: Chaite Dashain
- This Hindu festival symbolizes the triumph of good over evil in the legend of Rama and Ravana.
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: Nepali New Year
- Bikram Sambat is the official calendar of Nepal. New Year in this calendar usually falls on 14th April.
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: Ramjan Edul Fikra
- The festival of Eid al-Fitr, the Festival of Fast breaking, marks the end of Ramadan
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: Buddha Jayanti
- Marks three key events in Buddhas life - his birthday, the enlightenment and his achievement of Nirvana
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: Bhoto Jatra
- Dedicated to a vest said to belong to a the Hindu god of good harvests and rainfall
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: Republic Day
- Marks the establishment of federal democratic republic following the abolition of monarchy in 2006.
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: Public Holiday
- To mourn the death of Provincial Minister for Internal Affairs and Law Prithvi Bahadur Singh Singh.
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: Edul Aajha
- Eid al-Adha, the Feast of Sacrifice is the most important feast in the Muslim calendar. It celebrates the willingness of the Prophet Ibrahim to sacrifice his son Ishmael in submission to Allah's command, before he was stopped by Allah.
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: Saune Sankranti
- Hindu devotees celebrate Saune Sankranti on the first day of the Nepali month of Shrawan.
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: Public Holiday
- Karnali Province. To mark the establishment day of the province and Martyr’s Day.
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: Gaura Festival
- During this Hindu festival, women worship goddess Gauri, the wife of Lord Shiva to ensure their husband's health and longevity.
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: Raksha Bandhan
- Raksha Bandhan is a Hindu festival that celebrates the love and duty between brothers and sisters.
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: Gaijatra
- This is a Hindu festival that honours those who have died during the past year.
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: Public Holiday
- Nepal has declared a public holiday to mark the funeral of Subhash Chandra Nembang, a notable politician.
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: Haritalika Teej
- Teej is a festival, celebrated in Northern India and Nepal to welcome the monsoon season
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: Nepali Constitution Day
- Nepal is governed according to the Constitution which came into effect on September 20th 2015, replacing the Interim Constitution of 2007
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: Indra Jatra
- An eight-day long festival of the Newari community of the Kathmandu Valley, commonly known as Yenyā
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: Phulpati
- A major celebration that takes place on the seventh day of Bada Dashain festival, also called Saptami.
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: Maha Ashtami
- Durgastami or Mahastami is the eighth day of the Durga Puja festival
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: Maha Navami
- Hindu festival in South Asia that celebrates worship of the Hindu goddess Durga
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: Vijaya Dashami
- The festival of Dusseha symbolizes the triumph of good over evil in the legend of Rama and Ravana
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: Papankusha Ekadashi Vrat
- The festival of Dusseha symbolizes the triumph of good over evil in the legend of Rama and Ravana
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: Pradosh Vrat
- The festival of Dusseha symbolizes the triumph of good over evil in the legend of Rama and Ravana
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: Laxmi Puja
- The third day of Tihar is when Lakshmi the goddess of wealth is worshipped
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: Sombare Aunsi
- A Hindu festival that falls on the specific conjunction of the new moon and a Monday.
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: Gobardhan Puja
- A day after Diwali in the month of Kartik. Celebrated by Hindus as the day Lord Krishna defeated the God Indra
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: Bhai Tika
- A festival focused on siblings. Sisters invite their brothers to join in a feast.
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: Chaath Puja
- Chhath is an important Hindu festival dedicated to the worship of the Sun god and his wife.
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: Guru Nanak's Birthday
- Falls on the full moon day of the Kartik month of the Hindu calendar. It is celebrated all over India to commemorate the birth of Guru Nanak, the founder of Sikhism.
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: Christmas Day
- Christmas celebrates the Nativity of Jesus which according to tradition took place on December 25th 1 BC
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: Udhauli Parva
- A festival celebrated by the Kirat community of Nepal to mark the start of the winter season
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: Yomari Punhi
- A festival to mark the end of the rice harvest season that celebrates a local delicacy.
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: Tamu Lhosar
- The festival of Tamu Lhosar is marked as the New Year by the Gurung people to celebrate their unique cultural and traditional values.
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