Monday January 15th
Maghe Sankranti
Nepal: A harvest festival marking the start of spring.
Saturday February 10th
Sonam Losar
Nepal: This is the New Year of the Tamang people and the most important festival in their calendar.
Gandaki Pradesh: A public holiday has been declared to mark the establishment of Gadanki Province Government.
Monday February 19th
Prajatantra Diwas
Nepal: Marks the end of the 104-year-long dynastic, autocratic and authoritarian rule of the Rana rulers.
Friday March 8th
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
Monday March 11th
Gyalpo Lhosar
Nepal: Tibetan New year, also known as Losar, is the most important festival in the Tibetan calendar
Nepal: Originally a harvest and fertility festival, Holi also commemorates a legend from Hindu Mythology
Monday March 25th
Fagu Purnima
Nepal: Originally a harvest and fertility festival, Holi also commemorates a legend from Hindu Mythology
Monday April 1st
Khakhdehara
Sudurpashchim Pradesh: A public holiday in Sudurpashchim province to mark the end of month-long Holi celebrations.
Monday April 8th
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: The festival of Eid al-Fitr, the Festival of Fast breaking, marks the end of Ramadan
Nepal: Bikram Sambat is the official calendar of Nepal. New Year in this calendar usually falls on 14th April.
Madhesh Pradesh: Madhesh. Judsheetal is the celebration of the first day of the Maithil new year.
Gandaki Pradesh: This Hindu festival symbolizes the triumph of good over evil in the legend of Rama and Ravana.
Nepal: A public holiday has been declared for the visit of the Emir of Qatar.
Kathmandu Valley: A a public holiday in Bagmati province to mark the occasion of introducing Tamang and Nepali languages as official languages.
Nepal: Marks three key events in Buddhas life - his birthday, the enlightenment and his achievement of Nirvana
Monday June 17th
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.
Tuesday August 20th
Gaijatra
Kathmandu Valley: This is a Hindu festival that honours those who have died during the past year.
Monday August 26th
Gaura Festival
Nepal: During this Hindu festival, women worship goddess Gauri, the wife of Lord Shiva to ensure their husband's health and longevity.
Friday September 6th
Haritalika Teej
Nepal: Teej is a festival, celebrated in Northern India and Nepal to welcome the monsoon season
Tuesday September 17th
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
Thursday October 10th
Phulpati
Nepal: A major celebration that takes place on the seventh day of Bada Dashain festival, also called Saptami.
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 third day of Tihar is when Lakshmi the goddess of wealth is worshipped
Sunday November 3rd
Bhai Tika
Nepal: A festival focused on siblings. Sisters invite their brothers to join in a feast.
Monday November 4th
Gobardhan Puja
Nepal: A day after Diwali in the month of Kartik. Celebrated by Hindus as the day Lord Krishna defeated the God Indra
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.
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
Monday December 30th
Tamu Lhosar
Nepal: The festival of Tamu Lhosar is marked as the New Year by the Gurung people to celebrate their unique cultural and traditional values.
