Public holidays in Nepal

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Nepal uses three official calendar systems, including the Nepal Sambat as the main and national calendar, the Vikram Samvat for Hindu holidays, and the Gregorian calendar for international events and holidays.

Public offices and most private businesses in Nepal operate six days a week and only close on Saturdays. International organizations have their own rules and are normally closed on Saturdays and Sundays. Government holidays for the upcoming year are published in Nepal Gazette. Nepal celebrates a number of religious and non-religious holidays. On most of these holidays, most government offices and private institutions are closed, although is not mandatory for privately owned businesses to close and international organizations may operate their own calendar.

Some of these events are region, religion, or gender-specific. For example, a certain holiday in Nepal can only be for women.

The Government of Nepal has decided to grant a Nation-Wide holiday for a total of 35 days in the year 1142 NS.^[1]

The longest consecutive public holiday in Nepal is during Vijaya Dashami. On this festival, holidays fall consecutively i.e. from Fulpati to Duwadashi for seven days. Ghatasthapana and Kojagrat Purnima holidays are part of this festival but are separate from the six-day holiday. These festival holidays do not fall on the same calendar date every year, as they are celebrated on the basis of Lunar dates also known as tithi. Holidays such as Loktantra Diwas (Democracy Day) and Republic day are celebrated on the basis of Nepal Sambat calendar dates.

The following is the list of holidays for the calendar year 2082 (2025/26 A.D.) in Nepal.^[2]

Date		Name		Remarks
Date (B.S.)	Date (A.D.)	English	Nepali
Baishak 18	May 1	International Workers' Day	मजदुर दिवस	International Workers' Day
Jestha 15	May 29	Republic Day	गणतन्त्र दिवस	Republic Day in Nepal.
Ashoj 3	September 19	Constitution Day	संविधान दिवस	Constitution Day in Nepal.
Magh 16	January 30	Martyrs' Day	शहिद दिवस	Martyrs' Day in Nepal remembering the first four Martyrs of Nepal.
Fagun 7	February 19	Democracy Day	प्रजातन्त्र दिवस	Democracy day of Nepal.
Fagun 24	March 8	International Women's Day	नारी दिवस	International Women's Day is celebrated on this day in Nepal.

Date		Name		Remarks
Date (B.S.)	Date (A.D.)	English	Nepali
Baishak 1	April 14	Nepalese New Year	नयाँ बर्ष	First day of Bikram Sambat calendar.
Baishak 29	May 12	Buddha Jayanti	बुद्द जयन्त्री	Birth date of Lord Gautam Buddha.
Jestha 24	7 June	Eid al-Adha	इद उल अजाहा	"Sacrifice Feast", the willingness of Abraham to sacrifice his son Ishmael.
Shrawan 24	August 9	Raksha Bandhan	रक्षा बन्धन/जनै पुर्णिमा	Sacred thread festival, Janai Purnima marks the renewal of the sacred thread by Brahmins. Raksha Bandhan celebrates the holi bond between brothers and sisters.
Shrawan 31	August 16	Krishna Janmashtami	कृष्णा जन्माअष्टमी	Celebrates the birth of Lord Krishna
Ashwoj 6	September 22	Ghatasthapana	घटस्थापना	The beginning of Dashain.
Ashoj 13	September 29	Fulpati	फुलपाती	Seventh day of Dashaini when jamara is brought from Gorkha palace to Kathmandu.
Ashoj 14	September 30	Maha Asthami	महा अष्टमी	The day to appease Goddess Durga's manifestations, the blood-thirsty Kali.
Ashoj 15	October 1	Maha Navami	महा नवमी	Maha Navami is the last day of Navaratri.
Ashoj 16	October 2	Vijayadashami	विजया दशमी	This day is very important day for Nepalese Hindu religion, On Bijaya Dashami mixture of rice, yogurt and vermilion is prepared and is known as Tika. Elders put Tika, Jamara and Kokha on the young ones and give them blessing.
Ashoj 17	October 3	Yekadashi	एकादशी	Eleventh day of Dashain where the celebration continues.
Ashoj 18	October 4	Duwadashi	दुवादशी	The final official consecutive holiday of Dashain celebration.
Kartik 3	October 20	Laxmi Puja	लक्ष्मी पुजा	In the morning cows are worshipped. Later, usually during the evenings, Laxmi, Goddess of wealth is worshipped.
Kartik 4	October 21	Tihar Holiday	तिहार बिदा	Additional Holiday
Kartik 5	October 22	Mha Puja and Govardhan Puja Nepal Sambat new year.	म्ह पुजा	Mostly Mha Puja celebrates by Newari People.
Kartik 6	October 23	Bhaitika	भाइ टिका	Sisters and brothers wish for each other's safety and well-being. Gifts are exchanged between them.
Kartik 7	October 24	Tihar Holiday	तिहार बिदा	Additional Holiday
Kartik 10	October 27	Chhath Parwa	छठ पर्व	A festival dedicated to Hindu Sun God.
Mangshir 18	December 4	Yomari Punhi and Jyapu Diwas	याेमारी पुन्हीं	A festival marking the end of the rice harvest.
Push 10	December 25	Christmas Day	क्रिसमस डे	Birthday of Jesus Christ.
Poush 15	December 30	Tamu Lhosar	तमु ल्हाेसार	New year celebrated by the Gurung Community.
Push 27	January 11	Prithvi Jayanti	पृथ्वी जयन्ती	Birthday of Prithvi Narayan Shah.
Magh 1	January 15	Maghe Sankranti	माघे संंक्रान्ती	The first day of the month of Magh.
Magh 5	January 19	Sonam Lhosar	शाेनाम ल्हाेसार	New Year celebration by the Tamang community.
Fagun 3	February 15	Maha Shivaratri	महा शिवरात्री	Celebrated in reverence of Lord Shiva.
Fagun 6	February 18	Gyalpo Lhosar	ग्याल्पाे ल्हाेसार	New Year of Tibetan Community.
Fagun 18	March 2	Fagu Purnima	फागु पुर्णिमा	Also known as Holi, the festival of colors. In Terai region of Nepal, this festival is celebrated on the next day.
Fagun 19	March 3			In Tarai Region
Chaitra 13	March 27	Ram Nawami	राम नवमी	Birth date of Lord Ram
17 Chaitra	31 March	Eid al-Fitr	इद उल फित्र	End of the month of Ramadan (Festival of Fastbreaking).

Date		Name		Remarks
Date (B.S.)	Date (A.D.)	English	Nepali
Baishak 1	April 14	Siruwa Parba	सिरूवा पर्व	Only in Jhapa, Morang, Sunsari, Siraha & Saptari districts.
Jestha 18	June 1	Bhoto Jatra	भाेटाे देखाउने जात्रा	Only holiday in Kathmandu Valley
Shrawan 25	August 10	Gai Jatra	गाइ जात्रा	Holiday only for Newar Community all over Nepal & Bagmati Province
Bhadra 10	August 26	Teej	तिज	Only Holiday for women
Bhadra 15	August 31	Gaura Parwa	गाैरा पर्व	Only in Sudurpashchim Province.
Bhadra 21	September 6	Indra Jatra	इन्द्र जात्रा	Celebrated only in Kathmandu valley, so holiday in Kathmandu Valley only
Bhadra 30	September 15	Jeetiya Parwa	जितिया पर्व	Only for Jeetiya Festival celebrating women.
Kartik 19	November 5	Guru Nanak Jayanti	गुरू नानक जयन्ती	Holiday for only Sikh Community
Kartik 25	November 11	Falgunanda Jayanti	फाल्गुणन्द जयन्ती	Holiday for only Kirat Community
Mangshir 17	December 3	International Disabilities Day	अन्तराष्ट्रिय अपांगता दिवस	Holiday for only Disabled Person.
Mangshir 24	November 10	Muhammad Jayanti	माेहम्मद जयन्ती	Holiday for only Muslim Community
Magh 9	January 23	Saraswati Puja	सरस्वती पुजा	Educational institution only.
Chaitra 4	March 18	Ghode Jatra	घाेडे जात्रा	Holiday Only in Kathmandu Valley

Date		Name		Remarks
Date (B.S.)	Date (A.D.)	English	Nepali
	5 June	World Environment Day	विश्व वातावरण दिवस
	13 July	Bhanu Jayanti	भानु जयन्ती
	29 July	International Tiger Day
Bhadra 29	14 September	Children's Day	बाल दिवस
	11 December	Mountain Day

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