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2. Public holidays in Nepal - Wikipedia

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   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.

3. List of festivals in Nepal - Wikipedia

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   The government of Nepal declares the Public holidays all over Nepal during the Chhath festivals. It is a Hindu festival dedicated to the Hindu Sun God, Surya and Chhathi Maiya (ancient Vedic Goddess Usha). The Chhath Puja is performed in order to thank Surya for sustaining life on earth and to request the granting of certain wishes. [12]

4. Jitiya - Wikipedia

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   Jitiya is an important festival of Nepalese married women of Bhojpur, Mithilanchal and Tharu woman of Eastern and Central Nepal. Nepalese women observe Nirjala fast (without water) on this day and break the fast next day on the end of Ashtami. Sometimes, when Ashtami begins in afternoon, women may have to fast for two days.

5. Category:Public holidays in Nepal - Wikipedia

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   Pages in category "Public holidays in Nepal" The following 20 pages are in this category, out of 20 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...

6. Teej - Wikipedia

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   Teej (Sanskrit: तीज, romanized: Tīja), literally meaning the "third" denoting the third day after the new moon when the monsoon begins as per the Hindu calendar, is a combined name for 3 Hindu festivals primarily dedicated to Hindu deities - the mother goddess Parvati and her male consort Shiva, mainly celebrated by married women and unmarried girls mostly in Nepal and North India to ...

7. Maha Shivaratri - Wikipedia

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   Maha Shivaratri is the main Hindu festival among the Shaiva Hindu diaspora from Nepal and India. In Indo-Caribbean communities, thousands of Hindus spend the beautiful night in over four hundred temples across multiple countries, offering special jhalls (an offering of milk and curd, flowers, sugarcane and sweets) to Shiva. [ 35 ]

8. Matatirtha Aunsi - Wikipedia

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   Matatirtha Aunsi is a day-long festival in Nepal. This day is celebrated to honor mothers and motherhood. This day is celebrated to honor mothers and motherhood. On this day, people offer sweets, clothes, and other gift items to their mothers. [ 1 ]

9. 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 ...