Bhai Tika in Nepal in 2024

Bhai Tika in Nepal in 2024
  How long until Bhai Tika?
Bhai Tika
  Dates of Bhai Tika in Nepal
2026 Nepal Wed, Nov 11 National Holiday
2025 Nepal Thu, Oct 23 National Holiday
2024 Nepal Sun, Nov 3 National Holiday
2023 Nepal Wed, Nov 15 National Holiday
2022 Nepal Thu, Oct 27 National Holiday
  Summary

A festival focused on siblings. Sisters invite their brothers to join in a feast.

  Bhai Tika in other countries
Bhai Tika internationally

When is Bhai Bij?

This regional holiday is celebrated on the second day of the Hindu month of Kartik. Also known as Bhai Dooj, this means it is celebrated shortly after the festival of Diwali, which means it falls in either October or November.

Traditions of Bhai Bij

Bhai Bij is a festival that focuses on siblings and honours the brother-sister relationship.

On this day sisters invite their brothers to join them for a feast of their favourite dishes. The sisters put a tilak (powder mark) on their brothers' forehead and pray for their long lives and brothers in return bestow them with gifts.

At the feast, special festive dishes like "basundi poori" are served. Basundi is sweet, extra-thick milk porridge, and "poori" indicates that fruits, nutmeg, and cardamon are added to it.

Close relatives and friends are also invited to join in the Bhav Bij celebrations.


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