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festivals
Nepal Festivals Calendar for 2008/2009 (2065 BS)
| March 27 | Ram Jyanti |
| April 5 | Ghora Jatra |
| April 13 | New Year 2065 BS |
| April 14 | Sapana Tirtha Mela/ Nawabarsa/ Bisket |
| April 23 | Democracy Day (old) |
| May 1 | Majdoor Diwas (Labor day) |
| May 5 | Matatirtha Aunshi (Mother's Day) |
| May 20 | Buddha Jayanti (Birth of the historic Buddha 2552 years ago) |
| May 29 | Sagarmatha Day (55th anniversary of the ascent of Everest) |
| July 7 | His Majesty King Gyanendra's Birthday - No longer an official holiday |
| July 16 | Shrawan Sankranti, Fiscal Year starts |
| July 18 | Guru (teacher) Puja |
| July 30 | Ghanta Karna |
| August 1 | Gunla starts |
| August 6 | Naga Panchami |
| August 16 | Janai Purnima / Khumbeswor Mela |
| August 17 | Gaijatra |
| August 23 | Krishna Jayanti |
| August 30 | Gokarna Aunsi Fathers' Day |
| September 2 | Teej / Mahila Bida |
| September 7 | Vishwakarma Puja (God of tools and craftsmen) |
| September 11 | Indra's Pole erected |
| September 14 | Indrajatra/Kumari Jatra |
| September 30 | Ghatasthapna - Dasain starts |
| October 4 | Pachali Bhairab Festival |
| October 6 | Phulpati (Kite festival) |
| October 7 | Dashain |
| October 9 | Teeka / khadka Yatra |
| October 14 | Kojgrat Purnima |
| October 26 | Kag Puja Diwali starts |
| October 27 | Kukur Tihar |
| October 28 | Laxmi Puja |
| October 29 | Mha Puja / New Year 1129 NS |
| October 30 | Bhai Tika |
| November 4 | Chath Festival |
| November 9 | Harabodhini Ekadashi |
| November 19 | Guru Nanak Jyanti |
| December 2 | Janakpur Bibaha Mela |
| January 1 2009 | New Year 2009 CE |
| January 11 | Prithwi Jayanti (No longer a national holiday) |
| January 14 | Magh Sankrati |
| January 29 | Martyrs Day |
| January 31 | Saraswati Jayanti, Basant Panchami |
| February 9 | Lhosar begins (Observance of Lhosar varies in different places) |
| February 18 | Democracy Day (new) |
| February 23 | Maha Shivaratri |
| March 8 | Nari Diwas (Woman's Day) |
| March 11 | Holi |
| March 26 | Ghora Jatra, the horse festival |
| April 3 | Chaite Dashain |
| April 3 | Ram Jyanti |
| April 14 | New Year 2066 BS |
