navavarsha gaijatra indrajatra dashain
tihar constitution day prithivi jayanti lhosar
maha shivaratri ghodejatra teej krishnastami
red machchhendranath rath jatra national democracy day
clebrating the new year Navavarsha (April) 

The Nepalese New Year's Day usually falls in the second weeks of April. i.e. the first day of Baisakh. The day is observed as a national holiday. The people celebrate it with a great pomp and show. On this occasion, Bisket Jatra is held in the city of Bhaktapur. Different peoples from the different places celebrates the new year in the different way like usually newari people of Bhaktapur celebrates this festival in unique way by throughing the bisket to one other so that they can entertain themselves . 

Gaijatra(July-August)

It is a carnival that lasts eight days. Dancing, singing, comedy and anything that causes mirth and laughter are its highlights.

ralley of the indrajatra

 Indrajatra(August-september)


The festival of Indra, the God of rain, is observed with great enthusiasm in kathmandu valley. The festival lasts for eight days. The chariot of Kumari, the Living Goddes, is Taken out in procession through the main streets of kathmandu. The festival is specially noted for the echoes of drums and dancing feet of the masked dancers almost every evening.

 

Dashain of Durga Puja(septermber-october)


 The Dashain festival is the most important festival of the nepalese. The enthusiastic holiday mood at the time of the festival.

god laxmi which is the god of the wealthTihar(Deepawali)(october-november)

This is known as the Festival of Lights, Tihar is celebrated for fove days. Houses are illuminated at night and special sweets of different varieties are prepared.

Constitution Day


The new Democratic Constitution of the Kingdom of Nepal was promulgated on november 9, 1990.Since then, this day  is oberserved as the Constitution Day.

Prithivi Jayanti

This occasion is celebrated in honor of King Prithvi Narayan Shah, the founder of modern Nepal, with a colourful ceremony in front of the Singha Durbar gate in Kathmandy on January 10/11(Poush 27th).

Loshar

This festival is most imprevissively observed in the month of February by the Sherpas. They orgnize folks songs and dances on this occasion . These dances can be seen in Khumby, Helamby and other northern regions of Nepal and also at Bouddhanath in Kathmandu.

enjoying the ganja in pashupati in shivaratriMaha Shivaratri

Shivaratri or the Night of Lord Shiva is observed in February-Match. It is celebrated in honor of Lord Shiva . A great religious fair takes place in the Pashupatinath Temple and thousands of people from all over nepal and India flock the temple to worship lord Shiva.

Ghodejatra(march-April)


It is known as the festival os horses, it is one of the most exciting festivals of Kathmandu. Horses race and other sports take place at Tundikhel on this day. in other parts of the city , various deities are carried shoulder-hogh on palanquin (khat) to the accompaniment of traditional music.

Teej(August-september)


Teej is a Hindu festival celebrated by women. Dancing, folk song and the red colour of women's wedding saries dominate the days of Teej. Woment obsetve a fast and flock to Shiva temples where married ones pray for a happy conjugal life and unmarried ones for a good husband.

Krishnastami(July-August)


It marks the birthday of Lord Krishna. In this day, Impressive ceremonies are conducted at the Krishna Temple in Patan and at Changu Narayan.

rally of the red machchhendra nath jatraRed Machchhendranath Rath Jatra(May-June)

This festival is the biggest socio-cultural event of Patan. The wheeled chariot of a deity known as Bungdyo or Red Machchhendranath is made at Pulchowk and dragged through the city of Patan in several stages till it reaches the appointed destination (Lagankhel). The grand finale of the festival is called the 'Bhoto Dekhaune' or the "Showing of a vest". A similar kind of chariot festival to Machchhendranath (white) is also held in Kathmandu city in the month of March-April

National Democracy Day

This day is officially observed as Rastriya Prajatantra Divas or National Democracy Day as a mark of respect to the People's Revolution of 1950-51. It generally falls on February 18, i.e.Phalgun 7.

  
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