Festivals of Nepal

Festivals of Nepal

Festivals of Nepal

Christmas Day – 25 Dec, 2025

Christmas is an annual festival commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ,

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Tamu Losar – Dec 30, 2025

Tamu refers to the Gurung community, while Lhosar refers to the new year. Today is the new year for the Gurung community. Lhosar...

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Ghyalpo Losar – Feb 28, 2025

In February, the people of Nepal, Tibet and many neighboring Asian countries begin preparations for a holiday known as Losar, which celebrates the...

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Maghe Sankranti – Jan 14, 2025

Maghe Sankranti is a Nepalese festival observed on the first of Magh in the Bikram Samvat Nepali calendar bringing an end to the...

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Shree Panchami – Feb 3, 2025

Basanta, or spring, ushers in the loveliest time of the year. Crowds gather at Kathmandu's Durbar Square while His Majesty the King and...

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Maha Shivaratri – Feb 26, 2025

On the sacred night dedicated to Shiva, thousands of pilgrims descend upon Pashupatinath, the holiest Hindu temple in the world – the abode...

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Sonam Lhosar – Jan 30, 2025

Losar is celebrated for 15 days, with the main celebrations on the first three days. On the first day of Losar, a beverage...

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Holi – Mar 13, 2025

Nepal’s water-throwing festival is a merry affair during which people douse each other with buckets of scarlet liquid and daub red powder on...

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SetoMachhendranath Jatra- Apr 5, 2025

On this day a popular festival held in honour of the white Machendranath, who is actually the Padmapani Lokeswara, whose permanent shrine is...

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Nepali New Year – April 14, 2025

The Nepali New Year always falls in mid-April. The people of Bhaktapur celebrate the Bisket Jatra (Death of the Snake Demons Festival) on...

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