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.
Festivals Months
Jan – Feb:
- Sweta Machendranath Snan
- Swasthani Puja
- Maghe Sankranti
- Saraswati Puja
Feb – Mar
- Maha Shivaratri
- Losar
- Phagu Purnima
Mar – April
- Chaitra Dashai
- Ghode Jatra
April – May
- Bisket Jatra
- Nepali New Year
- Rato Machendranath Jatra
- Budhha Jayanti
May – June
- Gunla
- Janai Purnima
July – Aug
- Gunla
- Janai Purnima
Aug – Sept
- Gai Jatra
- Krishna Astami
- Teej
Sept – Oct
- Indra Jatra
- Dashain
Oct – Nov
- Mani Rimdu
- Tihar
Nov – Dec
- Bala Chaturdasi
- Bibah Panchami