Nepali Public Holidays
२०८० सालका राष्ट्रिय बिदाहरू (Nepali Public Holidays 2023/2024 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.
जेठ (Jestha)
Event Name Nepali Date (BS) Gregorian Date (AD)
गणतन्त्र दिवस
(Republic Day)
१५ जेठ २०८० (15 Jestha 2080 ) 2023 May 29
असार (Ashar)
यस महिनामा कुनै पनि बिदा छैन।
साउन (Shrawan)
यस महिनामा कुनै पनि बिदा छैन।
असोज (Ashwin)
Event Name Nepali Date (BS) Gregorian Date (AD)
हरितालिका तीज व्रत (महिला विदा)/विश्वकर्मा पूजा / कन्या संक्रान्ति / राष्ट्रिय चलचित्र दिवस/गणेश चतुर्थी व्रत/राष्ट्रिय धर्मसभा दिवस/वास्तु दिवस
(Haritalika Teej Vrata/Bishwakarma Pooja / Kanya Shankranti / National Film Day/Ganesh Chaturthi Vrata/Rashtriya Dharmasabha Diwas/Wastu Diwas)
१ असोज २०८० (1 Ashwin 2080 ) 2023 September 18
संविधान दिवस
(Sambidhan Diwas)
३ असोज २०८० (3 Ashwin 2080 ) 2023 September 20
इन्द्रजात्रा (काठमाडौँ उपत्यका बिदा)/अनन्त चतुर्दशी व्रत/विश्व रेबिज विरुद्ध दिवस / अन्तर्राष्ट्रिय सूचनामा विश्वव्यापी पहुँचको दिवस
(Indra Jatra/Ananta Chaturdashi Brata/World Rabies Day/ International Day for Universal Access to Information)
११ असोज २०८० (11 Ashwin 2080 ) 2023 September 28
जितिया पर्व (पर्व मनाउने महिला कर्मचारीलाई मात्र बिदा)/नवमी श्राद्ध
(Jitiya Parwa/Nawami Shraddha)
२० असोज २०८० (20 Ashwin 2080 ) 2023 October 7
घटस्थापना / नवरात्र आरम्भ/अन्तर्राष्ट्रिय ग्रामीण महिला दिवस / विश्व हातधुने दिवस
(Ghatasthapana/International Day of Rural Women/ Global Handwashing Day)
२८ असोज २०८० (28 Ashwin 2080 ) 2023 October 15
कार्तिक (Kartik)
Event Name Nepali Date (BS) Gregorian Date (AD)
फूलपाती
(Fulpati)
४ कार्तिक २०८० (4 Kartik 2080 ) 2023 October 21
महाअष्टमी/ कालरात्रि
(Maha astami)
५ कार्तिक २०८० (5 Kartik 2080 ) 2023 October 22
महानवमी
(Maha Nawami)
६ कार्तिक २०८० (6 Kartik 2080 ) 2023 October 23
विजया दशमी/देवी विसर्जन/संयुक्त राष्ट्रसंघ दिवस / विश्व विकास सूचना दिवस
(Bijaya Dashami/Devi Bisharjan/UN day / World Development Information Day)
७ कार्तिक २०८० (7 Kartik 2080 ) 2023 October 24
पापांकुशा एकादशी व्रत
(Papakunsa Ekadashi)
८ कार्तिक २०८० (8 Kartik 2080 ) 2023 October 25
दशैं बिदा/प्रदोष व्रत
(Dashain Holiday/Pradosh Vrata)
९ कार्तिक २०८० (9 Kartik 2080 ) 2023 October 26
काग तिहार/धनवन्तरी जयन्ती/महागुरु फाल्गुनन्द जयन्ती (किराँत धर्मावलम्बीहरूलाई बिदा)
(Kaag Tihar/Dhanawantari Jayanti/Falgunanda Jayanti)
२५ कार्तिक २०८० (25 Kartik 2080 ) 2023 November 11
लक्ष्मी पुजा / महाकवी लक्ष्मीप्रसाद देवकोटाको जन्म जयन्ती/नरक चतुर्दशी/सुखरात्री/कुकुर तिहार
(Laxmi Pooja/ Laxmi Jayanti/Narak Chaturdashi/Sukha Ratri/Kukur Tihar)
२६ कार्तिक २०८० (26 Kartik 2080 ) 2023 November 12
सोमबारे औंसी
(Sombare Aunshi)
२७ कार्तिक २०८० (27 Kartik 2080 ) 2023 November 13
गोवर्धन पूजा / म्ह: पूजा / नेपाल सम्वत ११४४ प्रारम्भ/विश्व मधुमेह दिवस
(Gobardhan Pooja/ Mha: Pooja/ Nepal Sambat 1139/World Diabetes Day)
२८ कार्तिक २०८० (28 Kartik 2080 ) 2023 November 14
भाई टिका / किजा पूजा
(Bhaai TIka/ Kija Pooja)
२९ कार्तिक २०८० (29 Kartik 2080 ) 2023 November 15
तिहार बिदा/अन्तर्राष्ट्रिय सहनशीलता दिवस
(Tihar Holiday/International Day for Tolerance)
३० कार्तिक २०८० (30 Kartik 2080 ) 2023 November 16
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