Festival Dates in Nepal and Information how it is celebrated

Festival Dates in Nepal 2006

You will find a festival almost every week in Nepal. Each of Nepal's 40+ ethinic groups have festivals celebrated in homes, temples and public places. Festivals are scheduled according to a lunar calendar which does not coincide with the solar calendar currently used in Nepal, nor the Gregorian calendar. Some of the major festivals are listed below.

Name of festivals	Dates for 2006
Nepali New Year	April 14
Ekata Divas	Jan 11
Sahid Divas	Dec 02
Losar - Tibetan New Year	Feb 28
Saraswati Puja	Feb 3
Democracy Day	Feb 19
Education Day	24 Feb
Maha-Shivaratri	26 Feb
Woman's Day	Mar 08
Holi	Mar 14
Horse race	Mar 29
Chaitra Dashain	April 06
Ram's Day	April 07
Nepal Sambat	-
Labour Day	May 01
Law Day	May 09
Buddha's Birthday	May 13
Janai Purnima	Aug 9
Cow festival	Oct 22
Child Day	Aug 22
Krishna's Birthday	Aug 16
Teej	Aug 26
Indra's Festival	Sept 6
Dashain (Durga Puja)	Oct 2
Tihar (Dipawali)	Oct. (21-24) Tihar 24.
Chhath Parba (Terai only)	Oct 28
Constitution Day	Nov 09

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