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Home > List of Public Holidays

20 - Saraswoti pooja (Worshipping Goddess of Education)

30 - Last day of Swosthani fasting (Full moon day)

12 - Mahashivaratri (Lord Shiva's Birth Day)

19 - Democracy Day

28 - Fagu Purnima/ Holi (festival of colour)

1 - Holi (holiday in Terai) festival of colours

8 - Women's Day (holiday for women)

23-24 - Chaite Dashain (festival for two days)

May 27th - Lord Buddha birthday

Aug 24 - Janai Purnima (Rakshya bandan): Hindu take sacred thread in hands or body

25 August 2010 - Gaijatra (Cow festival): It is a carnival that lasts eight days. Dancing, singing, comedy and anything that causes mirth and laughter are its highlights.

Sept 1 - Krishna Astami - God krishna birthday

Sep 8 - Father's Day
Sept 11 - Teej - a Hindu festival celebrated by women. Dancing, folk song and the red color of women's wedding saris dominate the days of Teej. Women observe a fast and flock to Shiva temples where married ones pray for a happy conjugal life and unmarried ones for a good husband

Sept 22 - Indrajatra - Frstival of lord indra (worship for rain)

8 - Ghathasthapana (Big Festivel Dashain starts)

Dashain/ Ghatasthapana/ Durga Puja: (Fulpati 14 October 2010, Astami 15 October 2010, and Bijaya Dashami 17 October 2010 and Purnima full moon 23 October 2010) The Dashain festival is the most important festival of the Nepalese. The entire country is in enthusiastic holiday mood at the time of the festival. Main day Bijaya Dashami (Tika) is 17 October 2010..

Vibhaha Panchami: (10 December 2010) This is a famous festival of Janakpur in the eastern Terai. The occasion commemorates the marriage of Sita to Ram, one of the most venerated Hindu divinities. It attracts thousands of pilgrims from India to Janaki Temple in Janakpur.

25 - Christmas

Tihar (Deepawali): (5 November 2010 is Dog puja and Laxmi Puja, 07 November 2010 is Goru puja and Vaitika 2010) known as the festival of Lights, Tihar is celebrated for five days. Houses are illuminated at night and special sweets of different varieties are prepared. Main days is 07 November 2010

Constitution Day: 09 November 2010 (23 Kartrik 2067) The new Democratic Constitution of the Kingdom of Nepal was promulgated on November 9, 1991. Since then, this day is observed as the Constitution Day.

14 - Nepali New year

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