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The religious festivals follow the lunar calendar,
while national festivals have fixed date. Some of
the major and interesting festivals calendar are
presented below
Nepal
|
Festival |
Celebrated In |
Date (2010) |
|
Shiva Ratri |
Pashupatinath
Temple |
12 February |
|
Holi |
All over Nepal |
28 February &
01 March |
|
Dumji |
Junbesi,
Solukhumbu |
- |
|
Nepali New
Year Bisket Jatra |
Bhaktapur |
- |
|
Chite Dashain |
All over Nepal |
- |
|
Ram Navami |
Janakpur |
- |
|
Buddha Jayanti |
Bouddhanath &
Lumbini |
- |
|
Tiji (Lama
Dance) |
Lo Manthang,
Mustang |
- |
|
Mitha
(Archery) |
Manang |
- |
|
Yarthung |
Mustang |
- |
|
Nekor |
Shey Gompa,
Dolpo |
- |
|
Janai Purnima |
Hilly area of
Nepal |
- |
|
Gai Jatra |
Kathmandu |
- |
|
Krishnastami |
Patan |
- |
|
Teej |
All over Nepal |
- |
|
Indra Jatra |
Kathmandu |
- |
|
Dashain |
All over Nepal |
- |
|
Mani Rimdu |
Everest Region |
- |
|
Tihar |
All over Nepal |
- |
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