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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. It ...
Gadhimai festival. Gadhimai festival is a Hindu festival held every five years in Nepal at the Gadhimai Temple of Bariyarpur, in Bara District, about 160 kilometres (99 mi) south of the capital Kathmandu, and about 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) east of the city of Kalaiya, near the Indo-Nepal border. It is primarily celebrated by Madhesi people.
Pages in category "Festivals in Nepal" The following 46 pages are in this category, out of 46 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
The culture of Nepal encompasses the various cultures belonging to the 125 distinct ethnic groups present in Nepal. [1] The culture of Nepal is expressed through music and dance; art and craft; folklore; languages and literature; philosophy and religion; festivals and celebration; foods and drinks.
Vijaya Dashami. 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 Hindus of Nepal and elsewhere in the world, [3] including among the Lhotshampa of Bhutan [4] and the ...
Nepal's various communities celebrate Tihar in different ways. The festival is popularly known as Swanti among the Newars and as Deepawali among Madhesis. [4] Nepalis also make patterns on the floors of living rooms or courtyards using materials such as coloured rice, dry flour, coloured sand or flower petals, called Rangoli, as a sacred welcoming for the gods and goddesses, particularly Lakshmi.
Gyalpo Losar is a new year festival of Sherpa people of Nepal, Sikkim and Darjeeling. The festival is celebrated every year from Falgun Shukla Pratipada, the second day of the waxing moon until the full moon. [1] Gyalpo Losar is also regarded as a Tibetan New Year. The calendar has a cycle of 12 years named after mouse, cow, tiger, rabbit ...
Chhath is an ancient Indo-Nepalese Hindu festival native to Nepal and North India. [2] It is celebrated [3] especially in the Indian states of Bihar, Jharkhand, and Uttar Pradesh; [4] [5] and the Nepalese Autonomous provinces of Koshi, Lumbini, and Madhesh.