Nepal has more festivals than the number of days in a year. A festival is always a meaningful and memorable event in the life of Nepalese people. Every festival has some purpose to serve. From bringing in the rain to honoring the dead or averting calamities, every festival has something spiritual about it. Festival is a way of life in Nepal. With the number of festivals that Nepal has, it is one of the best ways to understand and appreciate the Nepalese ways of life
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Months |
Festivals |
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Jan - Feb |
* Sweta Machendranath Snan |
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Feb - Mar |
* Maha Shivaratri |
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Mar - April |
* Chaitra Dasai |
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April - May |
* Biska Jatra |
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May - June |
* Gunla |
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July - Aug |
* Gunla |
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Aug - Sept |
* Gai Jatra |
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Sept - Oct |
* Indra Jatra |
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Oct - Nov |
* Mani Rimdu |
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Nov - Dec |
* Bala Chaturdasi |