Nepali Public Holidays
२०८१ सालका राष्ट्रिय बिदाहरू (Nepali Public Holidays 2024/2025 A.D)
Public offices and most private businesses in Nepal operate six days a week and only close on Saturdays. International organizations have their own rules, and normally close on Saturdays and Sundays. Government holidays for the upcoming year are published in Nepal Gazette. Nepal celebrates a number of religious and non-religious holidays. On most of these holidays, most government offices and private institutions are closed, although is not mandatory for privately owned businesses to close and international organizations may operate their own calendar.
Some of these events are region, religion or gender specific. For example, a certain holiday in Nepal can only be for women. The longest consecutive public holiday in Nepal is during Vijaya Dashami. On this festival, holidays fall consecutively i.e. from Fulpati to Duwadashi for six days. Ghatasthapana and Kojagrat Purnima holidays are part of this festival but are separate from the six-day holiday. These festival holidays do not fall on the same calendar date every year, as they are celebrated on the basis of Lunar dates also known as tithi. Holidays such as Loktantra Diwas (Democracy Day) and Republic day are celebrated on the basis of Bikram Sambat calendar dates.
साउन (Shrawan)
Event Name Nepali Date (BS) Gregorian Date (AD)
भोटो जात्रा (उपत्यका विदा)
(Bhoto jatra (Kathmandu Valley Only))
२० साउन २०८१ (20 Shrawan 2081 ) 2024 August 4
असोज (Ashwin)
Event Name Nepali Date (BS) Gregorian Date (AD)
विश्वकर्मा पूजा/कन्या संक्रान्ति/इन्द्रजात्रा (उपत्यका बिदा)/राष्ट्रिय चलचित्र दिवस/वास्तु दिवस/अनन्त चतुर्दशी व्रत/पूर्णिमा व्रत/विश्व बिरामी सुरक्षा दिवस/राष्ट्रिय विज्ञान दिवस
(Bishwakarma Pooja/Kanya Sankranti/Indra Jaatra/National Film Day/Wastu Diwas/Ananta Chaturdashi Vrata/Poornima Vrata/World Patient Safety Day/National Science Day)
१ असोज २०८१ (1 Ashwin 2081 ) 2024 September 17
संविधान दिवस/द्वितीया श्राद्ध
(Constitution Day/Dwitiya Shradhha)
३ असोज २०८१ (3 Ashwin 2081 ) 2024 September 19
अष्टमी श्राद्ध/बुधाष्टमी/गोरखकाली पूजा/जितियापर्व (पर्व मनाउने महिलाहरूलाई बिदा)/विश्व फार्मासिस्ट दिवस
(Ashtami Shraddha/Budhastami/Gorakhkali Puja/Jitiya Parva/World Pharmacists Day)
९ असोज २०८१ (9 Ashwin 2081 ) 2024 September 25
घटस्थापना व्रत/नवरात्र आरम्भ
(Ghatasthaapana Vrata/Navaraatra Arambha)
१७ असोज २०८१ (17 Ashwin 2081 ) 2024 October 3
फूलपाती/विश्व दृष्टि दिवस/विश्व मानसिक स्वास्थ्य दिवस
(Fulpati/World Sight Day/World Mental Health Day)
२४ असोज २०८१ (24 Ashwin 2081 ) 2024 October 10
महाअष्टमी व्रत/कालरात्रि/महानवमी व्रत/गैर आवासीय नेपाली दिवस/गोरखकाली पूजा
(Maha Ashtami Vrata/Kalratri/Maha Nawami Vrata/NRN Day/Gorakhkali Puja)
२५ असोज २०८१ (25 Ashwin 2081 ) 2024 October 11
विजया दशमी/देवी विसर्जन
(Bijaya Dashami/Devi Bisharjan)
२६ असोज २०८१ (26 Ashwin 2081 ) 2024 October 12
पापांकुशा एकादशी व्रत/अन्तर्राष्ट्रिय प्रकोप जोखिम न्यूनीकरण दिवस
(Papakunsa Ekadashi Vrata/International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction)
२७ असोज २०८१ (27 Ashwin 2081 ) 2024 October 13
दशैं विदा
(Dashain Holiday)
२८ असोज २०८१ (28 Ashwin 2081 ) 2024 October 14
कार्तिक (Kartik)
Event Name Nepali Date (BS) Gregorian Date (AD)
लक्ष्मी पूजा/महाकवी लक्ष्मीप्रसाद देवकोटाको जन्म जयन्ती/कुकुर तिहार/नरक चतुर्दशी/सुखरात्री/विश्व शहरीकरण दिवस
(Laxmi Pooja/Laxmi Prasad Devkota Janma Jayanti/Kukur Tihar/Narak Chaturdashi/Sukha Ratri/World Cities Day)
१५ कार्तिक २०८१ (15 Kartik 2081 ) 2024 October 31
तिहार बिदा
(Tihar Holiday)
१६ कार्तिक २०८१ (16 Kartik 2081 ) 2024 November 1
गोवर्धन पूजा/गाईगोरु पूजा/म्हपूजा/हलि तिहार/नेपाल सम्वत ११४५ प्रारम्भ
(Gobardan Puja/Gaigoru Puja/Mha Puja/Hali Tihar/Nepal Sambat 1145 Starts)
१७ कार्तिक २०८१ (17 Kartik 2081 ) 2024 November 2
भाइटीका/किजा पूजा
(Bhai TIka/Kija Pooja)
१८ कार्तिक २०८१ (18 Kartik 2081 ) 2024 November 3
तिहार बिदा
(Tihar Holiday)
१९ कार्तिक २०८१ (19 Kartik 2081 ) 2024 November 4
छठ पर्व
(Chhat Parva)
२२ कार्तिक २०८१ (22 Kartik 2081 ) 2024 November 7
कुष्मान्ड नवमी व्रत/महागुरु फाल्गुनन्द जयन्ती (किराँत धर्मावलम्बीहरूलाई मात्र)/शान्ति र विकासको लागि विश्व विज्ञान दिवस
(Kusmaanda Nawami Vrata/Falgunanda Jayanti/World Science Day for Peace and Development)
२५ कार्तिक २०८१ (25 Kartik 2081 ) 2024 November 10
गुरु नानक जयन्ती (सिख धर्मावलम्बीहरूलाई मात्र)/निम्बार्काचार्य जयन्ती/चतुर्मास व्रत समाप्ति/कार्तिक स्नान समाप्ति/पूर्णिमा व्रत
(Guru Nanak Jayanti/Nimbarkacharya Jayanti/Chaturmas Vrata Samapti/Kartik Snan Samapti/Poornima Vrata)
३० कार्तिक २०८१ (30 Kartik 2081 ) 2024 November 15
फागुन (Falgun)
Event Name Nepali Date (BS) Gregorian Date (AD)
प्रजातन्त्र दिवस/निर्वाचन दिवस
(Democracy Day/Election Day)
७ फागुन २०८१ (7 Falgun 2081 ) 2025 February 19
महाशिवरात्रि व्रत/सिलाचःह्रे पूजा/सेना दिवस
(Maha Sivaratri Vrata/Silachahre Puja/National Army Day)
१४ फागुन २०८१ (14 Falgun 2081 ) 2025 February 26
ग्याल्पो ल्होछार
(Gyalpo Lhosar)
१६ फागुन २०८१ (16 Falgun 2081 ) 2025 February 28
अन्तर्राष्ट्रिय नारी दिवस
(International Women's Day)
२४ फागुन २०८१ (24 Falgun 2081 ) 2025 March 8
फागु पुर्णिमा (पहाडी जिल्ला)/पूर्णिमा व्रत
(Fagu Poornima / Holi/Poornima Vrata)
२९ फागुन २०८१ (29 Falgun 2081 ) 2025 March 13
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