Name of the festival: Mata Tirtha Snan When: April / May (Baisakh) Duration: 1 day Meaning: Mother's Day Place of celebration: all over Nepal
Name of the festival: Buddha Jayanti When: Jestha Purnima (Full moon night-May/June) Duration: 1 day Birthday of Lord Buddha Place of celebration: Specially, in Buddhist people/birthplace of Buddha Lumbini
Name of the festival: Janai Purnima / Khumbeshwor Mela Patan When: August (Shrawan Bhadra full moon night) Duration: 1 day Meaning: Sacred Thread ties by Hindu Place of celebration: Gosaikunda / Khumbeshwor Kathmandu or all Hindus Siva Temple
Name of the festival: Gaijatra When: Bhadra (August-September) Duration: 1 day Meaning: The procession of cows (worship God of death Yamraj) Place of celebration: Kathmandu Valley / Hindus people all round Nepal
Name of the festival: Shree Krishna Janmastami When: Bhadra (August/September) Duration: 1 night Meaning: birthdate of Lord Sri Krishna Place of celebration: All over Krishna Temple
Name of the festival: Gokarna Aunsi When: Bhadra or in August or in early September Duration: 1 day Meaning: Father's Day / Kuse Aunsi Place of celebration: Gorkarna in Kathmandu / all Hindus people
Name of the festival: Teej Ko Darkhane Din When: Bhadra (August/September) Duration: 1 night, 2 days Meaning: fasting festival for women Place of celebration:/ All round Nepal Hindus/Buddhist women
Name of the festival: Indrajatra When: Bhadra (August/September) Duration: 1 day Meaning: worship God of heaven Place of celebration: Kathmandu/ Both Hindus and Buddhists
Name of the festival: Dashain Holidays When: Ashwoj/ Kartik (September and October) Duration: 15 days Meaning: biggest, longest and the most auspicious festival Place of celebration: All round Nepal, Hindus/Buddhist
Name of the festival: Tihar Holidays When: Kartik (October/November) Duration: 5 days Meaning: worship Laxmi, the Goddess of wealth/Lighting / animal worship/ brother-sister Place of celebration: all round Nepal, Hindus/Buddhist Name of the festival: Maghe Sankranti When: end to the ill-omened month of Poush (mid-December) Duration: 1 day Meaning: The holy month of Magh Place of celebration: Hindus / Buddhist Name of the festival: Shree Panchami When: Magh (January/February) Duration: 1 day Meaning: birthday of Saraswati, the Goddess of Learning Place of celebration: all round Nepalese student | Name of the festival: Maha Shiva Ratri When: Fagun (February/March) Duration: 1 night Meaning: Lord Shiva's night Place of celebration: Hindus people / Pashupatinath Temple Name of the festival: Fagun Purnima (Holi) When: late February or on early March Duration: 7 days Meaning: mythical demons Holika, it is a day when the feast of colours is celebrated. Place of celebration: Kathmandu / Tarai part of Nepal Name of the festival: Ghode Jatra When: Chaitra (March/April) Duration: 1 day Meaning: Horse racing day Place of celebration: Kathmandu Name of the festival: Shree Ram Nawami When: Chaitra (March/April) Duration: 1 day Meaning: Lord Ram's Birthday Place of celebration: Janaki temple in Janakpur city, which lies in southern Nepal Name of the festival: Guru Purnima When: full moon day of the month June/July Duration: 1 day Meaning: teachers day and receive blessings from them Place of celebration: All Nepal except Himalaya Name of the festival: Lhosar When: February/March. Duration: 1 day Meaning: Tibetan New Year Place of celebration: Khumbu, Helambu and other northern regions of Nepal Name of the festival: Rato Macchendranath Jatra When: Begins on the full moon day of Baisakh Duration: several days Meaning: Worship for rain God Place of celebration: Patan/ Kathmandu Name of the festival: Mani Rimdu When: Full moon of the 9th Tibetan month Feb/march Duration: 3 days Meaning: Rimdu is the biggest event of the year for the Sherpas Place of celebration: Khumbu region Thyangboche Gompa Name of the festival: Tamu Dhee When: August Duration: 1 day Meaning: farm and farm animals from hostile elements Place of celebration: Gurung People - Pokhara/ Gorkha/ Lamjung/Tanau Name of the festival: Yomari Purni When: Full moon day of December Duration: 1 day Meaning: Yomari is a confection of rice-flour dough shaped like fig and filled with brown cane sugar and sesame seeds Place of celebration: Kathmandu city - Newari people |