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  2. List of festivals in Nepal - Wikipedia

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    Dashain (Nepali: दशैं; Daśãi, also Baḍādaśhãin बडादशैं or Bijayā Daśamī Nepali: बिजया दशमी) is the 15-day-long festival and holidays of Nepal. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] It is the longest and the most auspicious festival in the Nepalese annual calendar, celebrated by Nepalese Hindu people throughout the globe.

  3. Vijayadashami - Wikipedia

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    Putting tika on forehead and jamara above ears. In Nepal, Vijayadashami follows the festival of Dashain. Youngsters visit the elders in their family, distant ones come to their native homes, students visit their school teachers, and government workers visit the head of the state. The elders and teachers welcome the youngsters and bless them for ...

  4. Dashain - Wikipedia

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    Dashain or Bada'dashain, also referred as Vijaya Dashami in Sanskrit, is a major Hindu religious festival in Nepal and the Indian states of Sikkim, West Bengal, Assam, South India, and Sri Lanka. [2] It is also celebrated by other religions of Nepal and elsewhere in the world, [ 3 ] including among the Lhotshampa of Bhutan [ 4 ] and the Burmese ...

  5. Ashwin (Nepali calendar) - Wikipedia

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    Ashwin is the month of the 15-day harvest festival Dashain, Nepal's main festival. Most of people are free in this month, Nepal's holiday month. Being mostly based on Hindu calendar, Nepali calendar's festival dates are flexible. Important events are: around September 19: Ashoj 3, Ghatasthapana, First Day of Dashain (Public Holiday in Nepal)

  6. 2024 in Nepal - Wikipedia

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    24 July – 2024 Saurya Airlines Bombardier CRJ200 crash: Eighteen of 19 people aboard a passenger aircraft are killed during its takeoff at Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu. The only survivor is the pilot.

  7. Culture of Nepal - Wikipedia

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    Hindu and Buddhist traditions in Nepal go back more than two millennia. In Lumbini , Buddha was born, and Pashupatinath temple , Kathmandu, is an old and famous Shiva temple of Hindus. Nepal has several other temples and Buddhist monasteries , as well as places of worship of other religious groups.

  8. Dashain Aayo - Wikipedia

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    Dashain Aayo (Nepali: दशैँ आयो), also known as Kodo Fulyo Barima, is a Nepalese song from the film Muglan, which was released in 2005. The song depicts the celebration of the biggest Hindu festival in Nepal, Dashain. It is regarded as an evergreen Dashain song, and is still prominent among Nepali people, especially during the ...

  9. Mohani - Wikipedia

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    The modern name of the festival, Mohani, is derived from the Classical Newar word, mahani. [1] According to Gautama Vajracharya, the word mahani derives from the Sanskrit word Mahanavami, literally the ninth great day, which is the name for the ninth day and the most important day of the festival.