January - Prithvi Jayanti celebrations in honor of King Prithvi Narayan Shah
January 11 - National Unity Day
January 29 - Martyrs' Day
January - February - holiday in honor of Goddess Saraswati - Basant Panchami
February - Magh Sankranti and Tribeni Mela fairs
February - Tibetan New Year - Lhosar
Late February - early March - Maha Shivaratri (Shiva's Birthday, a national holiday)
February 18-19 - Rashtriya Prayatantra Divas (National Democracy Day)
February-March - Holi (Fagu, a celebration of the coming of spring)
March 8 - Women's Day
March - Gode Zhatra (Ghodejatra, Horse Day) and Saithe Dashain festival
End of March - beginning of April - Ram Navami (Ramnavani, Rama's Birthday)
March-April - Sweta Machhendranath
March-April - Chaitra Dasan festival with buffalo sacrifice
Second half of April - Navavarsha (Bisket Jatra, New Year) and Color Festival
Late April - early May - Buddha Javanti (Buddha Jayanti, Buddha's Birthday) and Baisakh Purnima (celebration of Buddha's birth, illumination and demise).
March-April - Chaitra Dasan festival with buffalo sacrifice
The second half of April - Navavarsha (Bisket Jatra, New Year) and the Festival of Colors
Late April - early May - Buddha Javanti (Buddha Jayanti, Buddha's Birthday) and Baisakh Purnima (celebration of Buddha's birth, illumination and demise).
July - Dumji Sherpa folk festival dedicated to Goddess Durga
End of August - Rakshya Bandhan (Janal Purnima)
Late August - early September - Gai Jatra (Gayatra, Cow Day)
August-September - Janmashtami (Astami or Krishnastami, Krishna's Birthday)
Mid-September - Teej (Festival of Women).
Mid-October - Bada Dasain (Durga Puja, the main religious festival of the country)
Late October-early November - Deepavali (Tihar, Festival of Lights)
Early November - Indra Jatra (Festival of the Rain God) and Kumari Devi festival.
November 9 - Constitution Day
November - Mani Rimdu Sherpa Festival
November-December - Vivaha Panchami in Janakpur
December 29 - Birthday of King Birendra Bir Bikram Shah Deva
