There are festivals occurring in Nepal every
week. With 60 different ethnic
groups, there are many different festivals celebrated in communities
and
temples most of the time. Nepalese festivals are celebrated in accordance
with the lunar calendar, not by the Gregorian calendar.
| Name of Festival |
Month |
| Maha shivaratri (Shiva's day) |
January |
| Shaid divas (Martyr's day) |
February |
| Losar (Tibetan new year) |
February |
| Holi (Festival of throwing colors) |
March |
| Nari divas (women's day) |
March |
| Chaite dashain (Smalldashain during march) |
March |
| Ram navami (Ram's day) |
March |
| Nav barsa (Nepalese new year) |
April |
| Ekata divas (Unification day) |
May |
| Buddha jayanti (Buddha birth day) at that day
also famous festival for kirati is known as chandi purnima. |
May |
| Gai jatra (Cow's festival) |
August |
| Bal divas |
August |
| Kirshna janmashtami (Khrishna birth day) |
August |
| Teej (Women fasting festival) |
September |
| Indra jatra (Indra's festival) |
September |
| Dashain starts |
October |
| Middle dashain |
October |
| End of dashain |
October |
| Tehar (Festival of light) |
November |
| Sambhidhan divas (Constitution day) |
November |
