Nepal: A harvest festival marking the start of spring.
Nepal: Tibetan New year, also known as Losar, is the most important festival in the Tibetan calendar
Nepal: A national mourning day to pay tribute to those killed in the Yeti Airlines plane crash.
Monday March 4th
Maha Shivaratri
Nepal: According to Hindu mythology, Shivaratri symbolizes the wedding day of Lord Shiva.
Friday March 8th
Nari Dibas
Nepal: The UN has declared March 8th to be a day to celebrate, recognise and remember women
Nepal: Originally a harvest and fertility festival, Holi also commemorates a legend from Hindu Mythology
Nepal: Originally a harvest and fertility festival, Holi also commemorates a legend from Hindu Mythology
Friday April 5th
Ghode Jatra
Kathmandu Valley: A horse parade organized in Tudikhel in Kathmandu every year, on the new moon of Chaitra Sukla Pakshya in the Eastern Lunar calendar
Nepal: Bikram Sambat is the official calendar of Nepal. New Year in this calendar usually falls on 14th April.
Monday May 13th
Janaki Nawami
Madhesh Pradesh: Janaki Nawami is celebrated every year on the ninth day of the waxing moon in the month of Baishakh according to the lunar calendar.
Nepal: Marks three key events in Buddhas life - his birthday, the enlightenment and his achievement of Nirvana
Nepal: The festival of Eid al-Fitr, the Festival of Fast breaking, marks the end of Ramadan
Kathmandu Valley: Dedicated to a vest said to belong to a the Hindu god of good harvests and rainfall
Monday August 12th
Edul Aajha
Nepal: 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.
Madhesh Pradesh: Raksha Bandhan is a Hindu festival that celebrates the love and duty between brothers and sisters.
Friday August 16th
Gaijatra
Kathmandu Valley: This is a Hindu festival that honours those who have died during the past year.
Friday August 23rd
Gaura Festival
Nepal: During this Hindu festival, women worship goddess Gauri, the wife of Lord Shiva to ensure their husband's health and longevity.
Nepal: Teej is a festival, celebrated in Northern India and Nepal to welcome the monsoon season
Thursday September 12th
Indra Jatra
Kathmandu Valley: An eight-day long festival of the Newari community of the Kathmandu Valley, commonly known as Yenyā
Nepal: Nepal is governed according to the Constitution which came into effect on September 20th 2015, replacing the Interim Constitution of 2007
Gandaki Pradesh: This is the first day of Dashain, the biggest festival in Nepal.
Saturday October 5th
Phulpati
Nepal: A major celebration that takes place on the seventh day of Bada Dashain festival, also called Saptami.
Nepal: The festival of Dusseha symbolizes the triumph of good over evil in the legend of Rama and Ravana
Monday October 7th
Maha Navami
Nepal: Hindu festival in South Asia that celebrates worship of the Hindu goddess Durga
Nepal: The festival of Dusseha symbolizes the triumph of good over evil in the legend of Rama and Ravana
Nepal: A public holiday for the second day of the two-day state visit of Chinese President Xi Jinping.
Nepal: The third day of Tihar is when Lakshmi the goddess of wealth is worshipped
Monday October 28th
Gobardhan Puja
Nepal: A day after Diwali in the month of Kartik. Celebrated by Hindus as the day Lord Krishna defeated the God Indra
Tuesday October 29th
Bhai Tika
Nepal: A festival focused on siblings. Sisters invite their brothers to join in a feast.
Wednesday October 30th
Kija Puja
Nepal: The final day of five-day Tihar festival is known as Bhai Tika or Kija Puja
Nepal: Chhath is an important Hindu festival dedicated to the worship of the Sun god and his wife.
Sunday November 10th
Moulid
Madhesh Pradesh: Celebrated by Muslims on the twelfth day of the month of Rabiulawal, the third month of the Muslim calendar
Nepal: 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.
Koshi: A festival celebrated by the Kirat community of Nepal to mark the start of the winter season
Nepal: Christmas celebrates the Nativity of Jesus which according to tradition took place on December 25th 1 BC
Thursday December 26th
Bhuwa Parba
Sudurpashchim Pradesh: The Bhuwa Parba is celebrated with fervour and gaiety especially in the Achham, Bajura, Bajhang districts of the State.
Gandaki Pradesh: The festival of Tamu Lhosar is marked as the New Year by the Gurung people to celebrate their unique cultural and traditional values.
