Category: Festivals

Sonam Lhosar

Sonam Lhosar is a festival celebrated as an occasion of start of a new year, by the Tamang community people in Nepal. ‘Lho’ means year and ‘Sar’ means
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Maghe Sankranti

Maghe Sankranti is a Nepali festival which is celebrated on 1st of Magh every year, according to Bikram Sambat Nepali calendar. The word ‘Sankranti’ stands for 1st of
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Prithvi Jayanti

‘Prithvi Jayanti’, which literally means Prithvi’s birthday, is the day when Prithvi Narayan Shah, the unifier of greater Nepal was born. This day was celebrated as ‘National Unity
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Tamu Lhosar

Tamu Lhosar is a festival of Gurung community, which is celebrated in Nepal. The term ‘Tamu’ refers to the Gurung people and the term ‘Lhosar’ denotes ’New Year’,
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Christmas

‘Christmas’ is the celebration, a holiday, which is observed on 25th of December every year, that is on the month of Poush according to the nepali calendar. It
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Gadhimai Festival

Gadhimai Festival is a Hindu Festival which lasts for a month, and is widely known as one of the biggest slaughter festivals in the world, after Thanksgiving and
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Guy Fawkes Night

Guy Fawkes Night is an annual commemoration, which is held every year in 5th of November, especially in Great Britain. Also known as Bonfire Night, Firework Night or
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Bhai Tika

Bhai tika is the last, and the most important day of Tihar. In this day, the sisters apply Tika to their brothers’ forehead (and hence, given the name as
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