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  2. Dashain - Wikipedia

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    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 other religions of Nepal and elsewhere in the world, [ 3 ] including among the Lhotshampa of Bhutan [ 4 ] and the Burmese ...

  3. Vijayadashami - Wikipedia

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    Vijayadashami (Sanskrit: विजयादशमी, romanized: Vijayadaśamī), more commonly known as Dassahra in Hindi-Urdu, [a] and also known as Dashāhra or Dashain in Bhojpuri, Maithili and Nepali, is a major Hindu festival celebrated every year at the end of Durga Puja and Navarahtri.

  4. Public holidays in Nepal - Wikipedia

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    The beginning of Dashain. October 16: Fulpati: Religious: Seventh day of Dashaini when jamara is brought from Gorkha palace to Kathmandu. October 17: Maha Asthami: Religious: The day to appease Goddess Durga's manifestations, the blood-thirsty Kali. October 18: Maha Navami: Religious: Maha Navami is the last day of Navaratri. October 19 ...

  5. List of festivals in Nepal - Wikipedia

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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.

  6. Dashain Aayo - Wikipedia

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    Dashain Aayo (Nepali: दशैँ आयो), also known as Kodo Fulyo Barima, is a Nepalese song from the film Muglan, which was released in 2005. The song depicts the celebration of the biggest Hindu festival in Nepal, Dashain. It is regarded as an evergreen Dashain song, and is still prominent among Nepali people, especially during the ...

  7. Daylight saving time in Canada - Wikipedia

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    In the regions of Canada that use daylight saving time, it begins on the second Sunday of March at 2 a.m. and ends on the first Sunday in November at 2 a.m. As a result, daylight saving time lasts in Canada for a total of 34 weeks (238 days) every year, about 65 percent of the entire year.

  8. Temporary residency in Canada - Wikipedia

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    Initially, the program was aimed at nurses and farm workers, but today it gives highly skilled and less skilled workers the opportunity to work in Canada. [ 4 ] [ 5 ] Unlike applicants for permanent residence, the Canada's Temporary Foreign Worker Program (TFWP) does not have a cap on the number of applicants admitted; instead, numbers are ...

  9. Daylight saving time by country - Wikipedia

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    For example, in Canada and the United States, when DST starts, the local time changes from 02:00 to 03:00, and when DST ends, the local time changes from 02:00 to 01:00. As the time change depends on the time zone, it does not occur simultaneously in all parts of these countries.