Nepal: Honours the late King Prithvi Narayan Shah, the founder of modern Nepal in the 18th century.
Nepal: A harvest festival marking the start of spring.
Nepal: A national mourning day to pay tribute to those killed in the Yeti Airlines plane crash.
Nepal: This is the New Year of the Tamang people and the most important festival in their calendar.
Monday February 13th
People's War Day
Nepal: The People's War began on February 13th 1996, and would last for over a decade.
Gandaki Pradesh: A public holiday has been declared to mark the establishment of Gadanki Province Government.
Nepal: According to Hindu mythology, Shivaratri symbolizes the wedding day of Lord Shiva.
Nepal: Tibetan New year, also known as Losar, is the most important festival in the Tibetan calendar
Koshi: Koshi Province declared a public holiday to mark the renaming of the province from Province 1.
Nepal: Originally a harvest and fertility festival, Holi also commemorates a legend from Hindu Mythology
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
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
Gandaki Pradesh: This Hindu festival symbolizes the triumph of good over evil in the legend of Rama and Ravana.
Friday April 14th
Nepali New Year
Nepal: Bikram Sambat is the official calendar of Nepal. New Year in this calendar usually falls on 14th April.
Nepal: The festival of Eid al-Fitr, the Festival of Fast breaking, marks the end of Ramadan
Friday May 5th
Buddha Jayanti
Nepal: Marks three key events in Buddhas life - his birthday, the enlightenment and his achievement of Nirvana
Kathmandu Valley: Dedicated to a vest said to belong to a the Hindu god of good harvests and rainfall
Monday May 29th
Republic Day
Nepal: Marks the establishment of federal democratic republic following the abolition of monarchy in 2006.
Sudurpashchim Pradesh: To mourn the death of Provincial Minister for Internal Affairs and Law Prithvi Bahadur Singh Singh.
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.
Monday July 17th
Saune Sankranti
Karnali: Hindu devotees celebrate Saune Sankranti on the first day of the Nepali month of Shrawan.
Monday August 21st
Public Holiday
Karnali: Karnali Province. To mark the establishment day of the province and Martyr’s Day.
Nepal: During this Hindu festival, women worship goddess Gauri, the wife of Lord Shiva to ensure their husband's health and longevity.
Nepal: Raksha Bandhan is a Hindu festival that celebrates the love and duty between brothers and sisters.
Thursday August 31st
Gaijatra
Kathmandu Valley: This is a Hindu festival that honours those who have died during the past year.
Nepal: Nepal has declared a public holiday to mark the funeral of Subhash Chandra Nembang, a notable politician.
Monday September 18th
Haritalika Teej
Nepal: Teej is a festival, celebrated in Northern India and Nepal to welcome the monsoon season
Nepal: Nepal is governed according to the Constitution which came into effect on September 20th 2015, replacing the Interim Constitution of 2007
Thursday September 28th
Indra Jatra
Kathmandu Valley: An eight-day long festival of the Newari community of the Kathmandu Valley, commonly known as Yenyā
Saturday October 21st
Phulpati
Nepal: A major celebration that takes place on the seventh day of Bada Dashain festival, also called Saptami.
Nepal: Durgastami or Mahastami is the eighth day of the Durga Puja festival
Monday October 23rd
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: The festival of Dusseha symbolizes the triumph of good over evil in the legend of Rama and Ravana
Nepal: The festival of Dusseha symbolizes the triumph of good over evil in the legend of Rama and Ravana
Sunday November 12th
Laxmi Puja
Nepal: The third day of Tihar is when Lakshmi the goddess of wealth is worshipped
Monday November 13th
Sombare Aunsi
Nepal: A Hindu festival that falls on the specific conjunction of the new moon and a Monday.
Nepal: A day after Diwali in the month of Kartik. Celebrated by Hindus as the day Lord Krishna defeated the God Indra
Wednesday November 15th
Bhai Tika
Nepal: A festival focused on siblings. Sisters invite their brothers to join in a feast.
Nepal: Chhath is an important Hindu festival dedicated to the worship of the Sun god and his wife.
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.
Monday December 25th
Christmas Day
Nepal: Christmas celebrates the Nativity of Jesus which according to tradition took place on December 25th 1 BC
Koshi: A festival celebrated by the Kirat community of Nepal to mark the start of the winter season
Nepal: A festival to mark the end of the rice harvest season that celebrates a local delicacy.
Nepal: The festival of Tamu Lhosar is marked as the New Year by the Gurung people to celebrate their unique cultural and traditional values.
