Festival Dates in Nepal and Information how it is celebrated

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Festival Dates in Nepal 2008

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 2008
Nepali New Year	April 13
Ekata Divas	Jan 11
Sahid Divas	Jan 30
Losar - Tibetan New Year	Feb 28
Saraswati Puja	Feb 11
Democracy Day	Feb 19
Education Day	Feb 24
Maha-Shivaratri	Mar 06
Woman's Day	Mar 08
Holi	Mar 21
Horse Race	Mar 29
Chaitra Dashain	April 06
Ram's Day	April 07
Nepal Sambat	-
Labour Day	May 01
Mother's Day	May 05
Buddha's Birthday	May 20
Janai Purnima	Aug 16
Cow Festival	Oct 22
Child Day	Aug 22
Krishna's Birthday	Aug 23
Teej	Sept 02
Indra's Festival	Sept 14
Dashain (Durga Puja)	Oct 9
Tihar (Dipawali)	Oct. (25-30) Tihar 28
Chhath Parba (Terai only)	Oct 28
Constitution Day	Nov 09

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