Festivals of Nepal

Bikram Samvat 2074 starts on April 14, 2018. The Nepali year and the other equivalent years:

• Gregorian Calendar – 2018 and 2019.
• Shake Samvat – 1940
• Nepal Samvat is 1138 and 1139

The links in the name of the festival will take to the details on the festival. This post will be updated regularly so that details of all the festival could be obtained.

Festivals in Baishakh

The major festivals in Baisakh are

• New year (Baisakh 1)
• Mother’s Day in Nepal (Mata Tirtha Aaunshi) – Baisakh 3
• Akshya Tritiya (Sarbat and Saatu Khane din) – Baisakh 5
• Loktantra Diwas - Baisakh 11
• Mohini Ekadashi - Baisakh 13
• Buddha Jayanti (2562nd Buddha birthday) - Baisakh 17
• International Labor Day – Baisakh 18

Major festivals in Jestha are:

• Ganatantra Diwas – Jestha 15

Major festivals in Aashad are:

• Tulsi Ropne ekadashi (Nirjala Ekadashi) – Ashad 10
• Dahi Chiura Khane Din – National Rice Day – Ashad 14
• Bhanu Jayanti – Ashad 29

Major festivals in Shrawan are:

Shrawan is the month of God Shiva. The god is worshiped by people in the month.

• Luto Falne Din – Shrawan 1
• Tulsi Ropne Ekadashi – Shrawan 7
• Khir Khane Din (Rice pudding) – Shrawan 15
• Naag Panchami – Shrawan 31

Major festivals in Bhadra are:

• Rakshya Bandhan, Janai Purnima – Bhadra 10
• Gaijatra
• Krishna Janamastami – Bhadra 17
• Father’s Day, Kushe Aunshi, Babuko Mukh Herne Din – Bhadara 24
• Teej – Bhadra 27
• Ganesh Chaturthi – Bhadra 28
• Rishi Panchami – Bhadra 29

Major festivals in Ashoj are:

• Bhshwokarma Puja – Ashoj 1
• Sambhidhan Diwas – Ashoj 3
• Indra Jatra – Ashoj 8
• Shorha Sraddha starts – Ashoj 9
• Ghatasthapana (First day of Dashain) – Ashoj 24
• Fulpati (7th Day of Dashain) – Ashoj 30
• Maha Astami – Ashoj 31

Major festivals in Kartik are:

Tihar and Dashain both fall in Kartik this year.

• Dashain Tika – Kartik 2
• Kojagrata Purnima – Kartik 7
• Kaag Tihar – Kartik 19
• Kukur Tihar- Kartik 20
• Gai Tihar, Laxmi Pooja, Deepawali – Kartik 21
• Gobhardhan Pooja – Kartik 22
• Bhaitika – Kartik 23
• Chath Parva – Kartik 27

Major festivals in Mangsir are:

• Tulsi Biwaha, Haribodhani Ekadashi – Mangsir 3
• Bala Chaturdashi – Satbij Chharne Din – Magsir 20
• Ram Biwaha, Biwaha Panchami – Mangsir 26

Major festivals in Poush are:

• Dhanya Purnima, Udhauli Parva – Poush 7
• English New Year, January 1, 2019 – Poush 17
• Prithivi Jayanti – Poush 27

Major festivals in Magh are:

• Makar Sankranti – Ghee, chaku, tarul khane din – Magh 1
• Swasthani Brata start – Magh 7
• Basanta Panchami, Saraswati Pooja – Magh 27

Major festivals in Fagun are:

• Valentine Day – Falgun 2
• Swasthani Brata end – Falgun 7
• Galpo Lhosar – Falgun 23
• Shivaratri – Falgun 26

Major festivals in Chaitra are:

• Holi (in hilly region) – Chaitra 6
• Holi (in Terai region) – Chaitra 7
• Ghode Jatra – Chaitra 22
• Ram Nawami – Chaitra 30