| Months |
Day |
Festivals
/ public holidays |
| January |
1 |
Year
2005 begins |
| January |
11 |
Prithvi
Jayanti and National Unity Day |
| January |
14 |
Maghe
Sankranti, Makkar Snan in Sankhamul
and Devghat, Three day mela in Ridi
|
| January |
25 |
Shree
Swasthani Brata begins |
| January |
29 |
National Martyrs' Day |
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| February
|
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| February
|
9 |
Lhosar (Tibetan New Year) |
| February
|
13 |
Shree
PanchamiShree Swasthani Brata end |
| February |
18 |
Tribhuvan
Jayanti and Rashtriya Prajatantra Diwas
(National Democracy Day) |
| February |
23 |
Education day. |
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| March
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| March
|
8 |
Maha
Shiva Ratri |
| March
|
25 |
Fagu
Purnima |
| March
|
28 |
Basant
Ritu begins, Shree Machindranath Snan
in Nala |
| March
|
29 |
Chaitra
Dasain, Shree Seto Machindranath Jatra |
| March
|
30 |
Shree
Ram Nawami |
| April
|
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| April
|
3 |
Shree Hanuman Jayanti, Mela in Balaju
|
| April
|
8 |
Ghode
Jatra Nepali New Year (2061begin) |
| April
|
19 |
Mother's day |
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| May |
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| May
|
1 |
Majdoor Diwas (Labor Day) |
| May
|
9 |
Kanoon
Diwas |
| May
|
23 |
Buddha
Jayanti |
| May |
31 |
Smoking
control day |
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| June
|
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| June |
5 |
Environment
day |
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| July |
7 |
King's
Birthday |
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| August
|
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| August
|
19 |
Janai
Purnima
|
| August
|
20 |
Children's
Day and Gai
Jatra (In Kathmandu) |
| August
|
26 |
Krishna
Janmastam (In Patan) |
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| September
|
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| September
|
3 |
Father's
Day
|
| September
|
6 |
Teej |
| September
|
8 |
Rishi Panchami |
| September
|
17 |
Indra
Jatra
|
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| October
|
|
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| October |
4
to 17 |
Dashain
Festival Starts for 14 days |
| October |
10
|
Fulpati |
| October |
11 |
Maha
Astami |
| October |
12 |
Maha
Nawami and Bijaya Dashami (Main Day
of Festival) |
| October |
16 |
Kojagrat
Purnima (End of Festival) |
| October
|
17 |
Kojagrat
Purnima (End of Festival) |
| October
|
30
to nov.3 |
Tihar
Festival starts for 5 days |
| October
|
30 |
Crow
Festival |
| October
|
31 |
Dog
Festival |
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| November |
|
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| November |
1 |
Laxmi
Puja |
| November |
2 |
Gobardhan
Puja |
| November |
3
|
Bhai
Tika (Main day of Festival) |
| November |
7
|
Chhath
Parba |
| November |
9 |
Sambidhan
Diwas (Constitutional Day) |
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| December |
|
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| December |
1 |
Aids
Day |