Atwari Festival
Atwari is a holy festival of Tharu Community. Atwari is celebrated especially by the Tharu community in the western Terai of Nepal. The Atwari Parba is also celebrated for brother and sisterhood. It is being celebrated generation to generation from the ancestors to now. It is only celebrated one day in a year and the […]
Saraswati pooja – Basanta Panchami
Saraswati pooja is observed on Magh Sukla Panchami. Saraswati puja is done on Panchami, so the day is also called Shree Panchami. Shree Panchami is celebrated on the fifth day of the waxing moon in the month of Magh according to the Nepali calendar. Saraswati Puja, which is celebrated to worship to the goddess of […]
Sonam Lhosar – New Year of Tamang
Sonam Lhosar is a unique and amazing festival that is celebrated in a traditional way by Tamang community of Nepal. One of the indigenous groups of Nepal the Tamang community is famous for nurturing a deep respect for nature and having abundant skill in horse riding. They recognize 12 different years and represent these years […]
SITHI NAKHA, festival celebrated in Kathmandu
Sithi Nakha is one of the important festivals in the Newar community which is celebrated every year on the sixth day of the bright fortnight of Jestha. According to Hindu mythology, it is said that the day is dedicated to Lord Kumar Kartikeya, the first son of Lord Shiva and Goddess Parvati. Another name for […]
Gokarna Aunsi ( The Father’s Day)
Gokarna Aunsi or Kushe Aunsi falls on the last day of the dark fortnight of Bhadra ( August/September). On this day, the Nepalese people whose fathers are still living, make every possible effort to please them serving them with all the best sweets and delicacies. This is traditional to indicate one’s love and respect for […]
Christmas
Christmas is an annual festival commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ, observed primarily on December 25 as a religious and cultural celebration among billions of people around the world. The name ‘Christmas‘ comes from the Mass of Christ (or Jesus). A Mass service (which is sometimes called Communion or Eucharist) is where Christians remember that […]
Krishna Janmashtami
Krishna Janmashtami festival is celebrated every year on Bhadra Krishna Ashtami. Krishna Janmashtami marks the birth of Lord Krishna, the pioneer of Gyan Yoga, Karma Yoga and Bhakti Yoga. Considered the eighth incarnation of Lord Vishnu, born from the eighth womb of Vasudeva and Devaki to liberate mankind from the tyranny of Kansa. Krishna is […]
Nilbarahi dance has started at Bhaktapur
August 6, The famous Nilbarahi dance of Bhaktapur has started. It starts the day after the Gaijatra festival. This dance is celebrated for four days and four nights in Bode of Madhyapur Thimi Municipality. This dance festival is a big dance festival after the Tongue piercing and Bisket Jatra festival. In this dance festival Bhairav, […]
Janai Purnima
Janai Purnima is one of the important festival celebrated throughout Nepal by Hindus. Janai means Yajnopavit thread and Purnima means Full moon. It falls on Shrawan Sukla Purnima that is in the month Shrawan-Bhadra(July-August). This day is also celebrated as Rakchya Bandhan. Rakchya means security and Bandhan mean bondage. The thread is bondage, a bond […]
Gai Jatra
Gai Jatra is an important cultural festival of Nepali society, especially of Newar society. It falls on the day after Bhadra Shukla Pratipada i.e. next day of the Janapurnima festival. It is celebrated for eight days from Bhadra Krishna Pratipada to Ashtami. Gai Jatra festival of religious, cultural and historical significance is celebrated in different […]