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Mother's Day being celebrated today (nn 05/05/2008)

Chauri festival begins (ht 27/04/2008)

Seto Machhindranath chariot falls down, hurts 12 (ht 14/04/2008), Seto Machhindranath chariot collapses,12 hurt (kp 14/04/2008), Mixed reaction to collapse of Seto Machhindranath chariot (ht 16/04/2008), Once too often (ht 16/04/2008), The day Machendranath fell, by Raman Grandon (kp 20/04/2008)

Historic Bisket jatra begins today (ht 09/04/2008), Bisket Jatra starts in Bhaktapur (ht 10/04/2008), New Year brings cause for cheer for Bhaktapur folk (ht 14/04/2008)

Ghode Jatra observed (kp 06/04/2008)

Jagat and national politics, by Shiva Rijal (kp 23/03/2008)

Holi headache, by Sajag Karki (kp 10/03/2008), Holi hooligans, by Dikshya Karki (kp 19/03/2008), Holi war, by Roshee Lamichhane (kp 20/03/2008), Holi And Harmful Colour, by Rajib Raj Acharya (rn 20/03/2008), ‘Unholy’ lolas terrorize people (kp 21/03/2008), Heralding the riotous colors of spring, by Bhushita Vasistha (kp 21/03/2008), Holi aayo!, by Rekha Acharya (kp 21/03/2008), Don't Make It Unholy, by Bishnu Gautam (rn 21/03/2008), Holi guacamoli: This year, the women are fighting back, by Srishti Adhikari (nt 21/03/2008), Holi being celebrated today (nn 21/03/2008), Holi celebrations turn nasty, 3 killed in Valley (kp 22/03/2008), Vibrant memories (ht 23/03/2008)

Mahashivaratri being observed today (nn 06/03/2008), Shivaratri and after: We got measly incentives, say departing saints (ht 09/03/2008)

18 more festivals to become nat’l holidays: a step toward inclusion (kp 05/03/2008)

Stage set for Shivaratri at Pashupati (ht 05/03/2008)

Maghe Sankranti observed (kp 16/01/2008)

‘Skip a month, readjust date’ (kp 14/01/2008)

Gurung community celebrate Losar (kp 31/12/2007)

Christmas for all Nepalis, by Ramesh Khatry (kp 24/12/2007)

Bibaha Panchami celebrated, by Shyamsundar Shashi (kp 15/12/2007)

Brisk businesses in Terai marketplaces with the start of Chhath festival (nn 14/11/2007), Chhath being celebrated across the country (nn 16/11/2007), Tarai people celebrate Chhath with zest (kp 17/11/2007)

Tihar festival begins; Kaag pooja today (nn 07/11/2007), Kukur Tihar today (nn 08/11/2007), Third day of Tihar festival "Laxmi Pooja" today (nn 09/11/2007), Gobardhan Pooja today; Nepal Era New Year 1128 being celebrated (nn 10/11/2007), Happy Deepawali! (kp 10/11/2007), Bhai Tika being celebrated today; 11:35 am-11:47 am most auspicious time for tika (nn 11/11/2007)

Today is Fulpati (kp 18/10/2007), Villages shun sacrifice since 90 yrs, by Damodar Neupane (kp 18/10/2007), PM takes Fulpati salute (kp 19/10/2007), PM gets army salute (samn), Today is Mahashtami (nn 19/10/2007), Grim Dashain for kin of displaced, disappeared (kp 19/10/2007), Celebrate differently (kp 19/10/2007), Silent Buddhists pray for peace as Nepal revels in blood (wi 19/10/2007), Next time you chomp on a buff momo...look how buffaloes are transported, by Pranaya SJB Rana (nt 19/10/2007), The carnivore carnival (nt 19/10/2007), Scapegoats: It is morally wrong to torture fellow creatures, to do so in the name of religion is a sin, by Tirtha B. Shrestha (nt 19/10/2007), Mahanawami being celebrated (nn 20/10/2007), Vijaya Dashami celebrated (nn 21/10/2007), Maalshree, Music of Dashain: Festival is Nepal's greatest national celebration, by Rama Sapkota (on), Festival shows uneroded Hindu support for Nepal king (wi 22/10/2007), Dashain contemplations, by Abhaya Raj Joshi (kp 25/10/2007), Kojagrat Purnima today; PM and King both to visit Bhaktapur temple (nn 26/10/2007), Guthi Sansthan spent Rs 10.5m on Dashain rites, by Baburam Kharel (kp 27/10/2007)

Eid observed today (nn 14/10/2007), UML greetings to Muslims on Eid (kp 14/10/2007), 'Secular' Nepal forgets Muslims on Eid (wi 14/10/2007)

Ghatasthapana marks beginning of Dashain festival (nn 12/10/2007), Goats replace polls in Nepal's new plans (wi 13/10/2007)

Indrajatra festival from today (nn 25/09/2007), PM Koirala attends Indrajatra festival (nn 25/09/2007), Nepal fears disaster as virgin goddess' chariot falters (wi 26/09/2007), The prime minister and the kumari: This year’s 250th kumari chariot jatra was different from all previous ones, by Scott Berry (nt 28/09/2007)

Teej being observed today (nn 14/09/2007), Hindu women fasting for husbands, by Surendra Phuyal (BBC News 14/09/2007)

Krishna Janmastami observed across the country, PM visits Krishna Mandir (nn 04/09/2007)

Reason & season of ceremonies, by Shiva Rijal (kp 02/09/2007)

Bhairab-Kumari Jatra starts in Dolakha, by Rajendra Manandhar (kp 02/09/2007)

Gaijatra festival being observed today (nn 29/08/2007)

Janai Purnima being observed today (nn 28/08/2007) [a special festival for the about 15% male Tagadhari of the country as a symbol of the stratified social system], Do away with casteism, by Subhash Paudel (kp 28/08/2007)

PM Koirala to witness “Bhoto Jatra” (nn 06/07/2007), King loses his ‘cultural right’ as PM witnesses Bhoto Jatra (nn 08/07/2007), PM observes Bhoto Jatra, by Kosh Raj Koirala (kp 09/07/2007), PM attends Bhotojatra, makes history (samn 09/07/2007), Nepal King's Cultural Rights Broken: One of Nepal's centuries-old traditions was broken as PM attends festival, by Umesh Shrestha (on 09/07/2007)

Machhindranath chariot to be repaired (samn 29/04/2007), Chariot Machhindranath procession resume (samn 19/06/2007)

Buddha Jayanti celebration starts (samn 27/04/2007), 2551st Buddha Jayanti being observed today (nn 02/05/2007), Buddha Jayanti observed (kp 03/05/2007)

Hindu holidays in secular Nepal, by Shyam KC (kp 23/04/2007)

Ardh Kumbh fair in Pindeshwar (samn 22/04/2007)

Bisket Jatra begins in Thimi (samn 13/04/2007), Locals fail to put up Bisket Jatra lingo (samn 15/04/2007)

Janabaha-Dyo Jatra begins (samn 27/03/2007)

Ramnawami today (nn 27/03/2007)

Chaite Dashain festival today (nn 26/03/2007)

Holi, a celebration?, by Salinba Joshi (kp 01/03/2007), Holi ‘terror’ grips city-dwellers (samn 01/03/2007), Holi or unholy?, by Avish Acharya (kp 02/03/2007), Holi festival being celebrated today (nn 03/03/2007), Holistic Holi: Nepali painters asked — What of Nepal tomorrow? (kp 03/03/2007), Kathmandu’s unholy rites of Holi, by Pragati Shahi & Baburam Kharel (kp 04/03/2007), Colors on a rampage: Surviving Holi and a brief look around (kp 04/03/2007)

Mahashivaratri being observed today (nn 16/02/2007), The night of the babas, by Pranaya SJB Rana (nt 16/02/2007), A Shivaratri tradition for children, by Shankar Gnawali and Devendra Koirala (kp 17/02/2007), Spending some time on Shivaratri, by Sanjog (kp 17/02/2007)

Swasthani Brata begins (samn 04/01/2007)

Muslims celebrating Eid al-Adha (nn 01/01/2007)

Wangmet festival (samn 12/11/2006)

Kattik Nach concludes (samn 05/11/2006)

New Found Merry: This year, the residents of Katmandu valley celebrated Dashain and Tihar with much élan, by Sahishnu Poudyal (sp 03/11/2006)

Chhath festival starts from today (nn 26/10/2006),  Chhath fever grips Janakpur denizens (samn 27/10/2006),  Chhath kicks off in Mithila region (samn 28/10/2006), Chhath observed across terai (kp 29/10/2006),  Chhath festival concludes, by Shyam Sundar Shashi (kp 30/10/2006)

Muslims celebrating Id-Ul Fitr today (nn 25/10/2006)

'Mha Puja' Value Yourself: A citizen reporter is privileged to take part in an important Newari tradition, by Rosha Basnet (on 24/10/2006)

Bhai Tika’ being celebrated today (nn 24/10/2006),  Mha Puja organised in London (nn 29/10/2006)

Nepal Sambat celebrations (samn 22/10/2006), Nepal Era New year today (nn 23/10/2006),  Govt. to recognize Nepal Sambat as national calendar: PM Koirala (nn 24/10/2006), Nepali gov't to recognize Nepal Sambat as national calendar (Xinhua 24/10/2006)

Third day of Tihar festival "Laxmi Pooja" today (nn 21/10/2006),  Gai pooja, fourth day of Tihar being celebrated today (nn 22/10/2006), Ideology and Goddess, by Arun Gupto (kp 22/10/2006),  Fifth day of Tihar Gobardhan Pooja being observed today (nn 23/10/2006)

Tihar festival begins; Kaag pooja today (nn 19/10/2006),  Second day of Tihar "Kukur Tihar" today (nn 20/10/2006),  Festival of lights, by Nitika Nepal (kp 20/10/2006)

Jhangad community marks Karamdharam (samn 12/10/2006)

Mountain Goat Dishes Popular in Pokhara: People in west Nepal enjoy mountain goat meat during Dashain festival, by Rup Narayan Dhakal (on 08/10/2006)

Auspicious time for Tika announced (nn 01/10/2006)

Mahashtami today, devotees preparing to sacrifice animals (nn 30/09/2006) Happy Dashain! (kp 30/09/2006), Mahanawami festival today (nn 01/10/2006)

Navaratri Parba begins (nn 23/09/2006), Phulpati festival being observed today (nn 29/09/2006), Secular Dasain (nt 29/09/2006, originally in Haank, 27 September)

Carpenters in Nepal Celebrate Bishwokarma Puja: Two-day festival honors Hindu God of Machinery, by Rama Sapkota (on 18/09/2006)

Teej for a social cause, awareness, by Bharat Jarghamagar (kp 27/08/2006), Maoists mark Teej in combat dress (kp 27/08/2006)

The Birthday of Lord Krishna: How Krishna vanquished cruel Kansha, his maternal uncle, by Ram Hari Sapkota (on 16/08/2006)

Gunla: Festival of light & enlightenment, by Avash Karmacharya (kp 13/08/2006)

Gaijatra festival being observed today (nn 10/08/2006) 

Nepal Celebrates Janai Purnima: August 9 a day to remember old traditions, by Shekhar K.C. (on 09/08/2006) [This festivall affexts only male members so called high Hindu castes, i.e. less than 15% of the total population!], Janai Purnima being observed today (nn 09/08/2006), Thousands throng Goshaikunda, by Krishna Thapa (kp 09/08/2006), Janai dilemma, by Aashish Sharma (kp 12/08/2006)

Naag Panchami today (nn 30/07/2006)

Ghanta Karna, by Munindra Ratna Bajracharya (rn 23/07/2006)

New look at Lukla: Lukla is more than trekking lodges attached to an airstrip as this year’s Dumjee festival showed, by Sagun S Lawoti (nt 16/06/2006)

Making of Rato Machhendranath, by Shraddha Tuladhar (tg 31/05/2006)

Programmes to mark 2550th Buddha Jayanti (samn 09/05/2006), 2550th Buddha Jayanti being celebrated today (nn 13/05/2006)

Festival of Rato Machhindranath begins (samn 02/05/2006)

Mata Tirtha Aunsi (kp 27/04/2006)

Low turnout in Bisket Jatra due to political unrest (nn 15/04/2006)

Festivals Packs Nepal Calender: Some festivals of Nepal are truly ancient, originating in animism and legend, by Bishnu K.C. (Ohmy News 13/03/2006), Cleaning purity, by Arun Gupto (kp 19/03/2006)

Holi(ganism) humiliates, enrages women, by A Sanam Bhaily (kp 13/03/2006), Holi aayo, by Ayush Uprety (kp 13/03/2006), Advance fun & frolic begun by artistes: Holi 2006 (kp 13/03/2006), Holi being observed today (nn 14/03/2006), Holi (kp 14/03/2006), Fagu festival begins today (samn 14/03/2006), Police arrest more than 50 hooligans from the capital (nn 14/03/2006), Here’s how leaders celebrated Holi (samn 15/03/2006)

Holi begins (nn 08/03/2006), Memorable Holi, by A Sanam Bhaila (kp 16/03/2006)

Losar (kp 28/02/2006), Sherpas celebrate Losar (kp 02/03/2006), Losar at Sherpa Sewa Kendra (kp 03/03/2006), Losar & Gen-X, by Samriddhi Rai (kp 03/03/2006)

Shiva Ratri: Festival For Both Nepal, Indian Devotees: A huge influx of tourists and pilgrims flood Kathmandu, by Rupa Kharel (Ohmy News 26/02/2006), No. of devotees visiting Pashupatinath goes up (nn 27/02/2006), More sadhus at Pahupatinath this year (kp 27/02/2006), Sadhus gather at Pashupati! (kp 27/02/2006), Shivaratri goes global, and how! (samn 27/02/2006), Babas got high on 200 kg grass (samn 28/02/2006)

Tackling sexual urges with expletives, by Upendra Lamicchane (kp 14/02/2006)

Shree Swasthani Brata ends (kp 12/02/2006)

Lakhan’s birth anniversary to be marked (samn 08/02/2006)

Basanta Panchami today (nn 03/02/2006), Cultural affinity, by Gita Ghimire (kp 06/02/2006)

Losar festival being celebrated (nn 30/01/2006)

Parayan Jagani fest to be organised (samn 28/01/2006)

Maghe Sankranti festival being celebrated today (nn 14/01/2006)

Tharu festival on January 14-15 (nn 08/01/2006)

Cultural fest to mark Tharu New Year (samn 03/01/2006)

Mahaboudha festival, by Sneha Shrestha (kp 20/12/2005), Mahabuddha Okubahal festival kicks off (samn 20/12/2005)

Thousands flock to Janakpur to celebrate Biwaha Panchami (nn 06/12/2005)

Tamu Cultural Festival in December (samn 23/11/2005)

Festival lessons, by Sneha Shrestha (kp 11/11/2005)

Sama-Chakewa: Festival of sisters, by Bharat Jarghamagar (kp 07/11/2005),  Terai sisters observe Sama-Chakewa (samn 08/11/2005)

Chhath festival to begin today (samn 05/11/2005), Maithili festival begins (samn 06/11/2005), Maithili people celebrating Chhat (kp 07/11/2005), Chhath being celebrated (08/11/2005), RNA men mistreat Chhath revellers (nn 09/11/2005)

Muslims celebrating Id-Ul Fitr (nn 04/11/2005), Nepali Muslims celebrate Eid, by Pawan Neupane (kp 05/11/2005)

Nepal Era New Year today (nn 02/11/2005), Mha Puja And NS New Year 1126 Being Observed (nln 02/11/2005)

Tihar festival begins (nn 30/10/2005), Government prohibits Deusi, Bhailo after 8.00 p.m. (nn 31/10/2005), Kukur Tihar today (nn 31/10/2005), Laxmi Pooja today (nn 01/11/2005), Kathmandu laughs in flowers, and so does Goddess Laxmi during Dipawali (nln 01/11/2005), Every dog has his day in a year (tg 01/11/2005), Gai and Gobardhan Pooja being observed today (nn 02/11/2005), Happy Tihar (kp 02/11/2005), Charm of Deusi-Bhailo, by Gaurav Bhattarai (kp 02/11/2005), 'Bhai Tika’ being celebrated today (nn 03/11/2005)

Thousands taking part in ‘Dipankha Yatra’ (nn 17/10/2005), Deephankha Yatra for peace, harmony Parade after 38 years, 100,000 participants expected, by Nitya Nanda Timsina and Karuna Giri (kp 17/10/2005), Sacred Blue Bull leads historic peace march in Nepal (wi 17/10/2005), Wide Participation In Dipankha Yatra (nln 17/10/2005), Historic divine parade in Nepal, by Bhagirath Yogi (BBC News 17/10/2005), Thousands take part in Deepankha Yatra, by Nitya Nanda Timsina (kp 18/10/2005), Dipankha Yatra ends (samn 19/10/2005)

Dashain comes to a close, Kojagrat Purnima being observed (nn 17/10/2005), As Dashain is over... Kojagrat Purnima (kp 17/10/2005)

Maha Astami today (nn 11/10/2005), Maha Astami, Maha Nawami and Dashami (kp 11/10/2005)

Phulpati (kp 10/10/2005)

The art of giving A new kind of Dasain sacrifice: self-sacrifice, by Rita Thapa (nt 07/10/2005)

The tij hunger strike: Tij moves in tune with the times, by Manisha Aryal (nt 02/09/2005), Not a tease anymore: Ten new ways to celebrate the festival of sisterhood, by Aarti Basnyat (nt 02/09/2005), Teej songs echo our difficult times, by Neetu Dubey and Sanu Ghimire (nn 06/09/2005), This Teej, let's pray, by Prerena Marasini (kp 06/09/2005), Teej turns into condom promotion event (kp 07/09/2005)

Sri Krishna Janmasthami today (nn 26/08/2005), Krishna Ashtami, by Pawan Neupane (kp 26/08/2005)

Ghentang Gishi in Bhaktapur (kp 21/08/2005)

Holy cow! Gai Jatra, by Pragya (kp 20/08/2005), Gai Jatra Festival in Full Swing (kp 21/08/2005)

Janai Purnima, by Pragya (kp 19/08/2005)

Cyclic Festivals (kp 10/08/2005)

Gunla: Music and the Rains retreat By Arun Ranjit (rn 07/08/2005)

Gathe Mangal (or Ghanta Karna Chaturdashi) (kp 03/08/2005), Ghanta Karna myths (kp 03/08/2005)

Reminiscence of the Gurus (kp 27/07/2005)

Chaturmas (kp 26/07/2005)

Remembering Siddhartha, by Anand Aditya (kp 25/05/2005)

Mighty Machhendranath, by Pragya Karki (kp 19/05/2005)

Festivals, a casualty of insurgency, by Tika Sharma (kp 27/01/2005)

Samyak Mahadana The Right Charity, by Swastiratna Shakya (rn 16/01/2005)

Children’s earnings enliven Maghi festivities, by Kamal Kumar Panthi (kp 14/01/2005), Maghe Sankraanti generates heat to bear severe cold, by Arun Ranjit (rn 16/01/2005)

Samyak Mahadan to be solemnised today (rn 14/01/2005)

For older links see archive

Background

Mata Tirtha Puja (Mother's Day)

Buddha Jayanti

Janai Purnima / Raksha Bandan

Gai Jatra

Shri Krishna Janmasthami

Gokarna Aunsi (Father's Day)

Teej

Indra Jatra

Maghe Sankranti

Shree Panchami

Maha Shivaratri

Holi (Fagu Purnima)

Ghode Jatra

Shri Ram Nawami