Festivals

Naag Panchami, the day of the Nagas, Snake/Serpent Gods falls on Shrawan Shukla Panchami, the fifth of the brightening lunar fortnight during…

Gunla Dharma (गुँला धर्म) Gunla or Gumlā is the tenth month of the Newari Calendar, the Nepal Sambat calendar, and the holiest…

Gathamuga: Chareh falls on Dillaagaa Chareh, the thirteenth day of the waxing moon of the 9th month Dilla or a Newar Calendar…

This festival falls on the pre-monsoon day when water levels in wells and ponds are at their lowest point that makes the cleaning easy.  In ancient times, every citizen of the town, regardless of castes, had to take responsibility for cleaning the community water system. Anyone who failed to complete his assigned section by Sithi Nakha day was duly punished.

Nepal is the land of festivities, a country of days and deities; innumerable religious days and deities are as if the life…

Although Buddhists all around the world regard every full moon sacred, the full moon in the month of Baisakh has special significance because on this day the Buddha was born, attained enlightenment (nirvana), and attained parinirvana (nirvana-after-death of the body) when he died. This day world wide is celebrated as “Buddha Jayanti”

What is Eid? Muslims all over the world are celebrating Eid al-Fitr, one of the religion’s principal festivals. Do you know what…

Rato Macchendranath, the guardian of Kathmandu valley, to Hindus, he is also Bunga deo and Avalokiteshwara to Buddhist while learned Buddhists identify him as Padma Pani, the fourth of the five Buddha who represent the elements. He has a red face and eyes benevolently lowered, Red face, hence the Rato Macchendratha.

“Aama ko mukh herne” ritual, literally “to look upon mother’s face”, is one the most cherished festivals of Nepal. Children cook their favorite food of their mother, buy them lovely presents and visit their mother’s house to celebrate the beautiful bond between mother and children. And the children whose mothers have sadly passed away make pilgrimage to the “Matatirtha Temple” to venerate and in remembrance of their deceased mother’s .

The three towns of Bhaktpur district; Bhaktapur, Thimi, and Bode welcome the Nepali New year. People of Bhaktapur pull huge yellow chariots through the alleys of the town containing the idols of Bhairabh and Bhadrakali. Thimi people carry 32 palanquins bearing 32 different idols and parade the town while tossing Sindoor at each another to welcome the New Year. Similarly in Bode, people with their tongues pierced walk the ancient route within the town to ward off the evil spirit of Nilbarahi forest.