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fiogf49gjkf0d EVENTS 2002
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JAN : 01 - NEW YEARS CELEBRATION.
11 - YAKATA DIVAS.
29 - SAHID DIVAS.
FEB : 17 - BASANTA PANCHAMI, KATHMANDU (FESTIVAL OF
SARASWATI, GODDESS OF LEARNING)
19 - DEMOCRACY DAY CELEBRATIONS
24 - EDUCATION DAY
MAR : 28 - HOLI
12 - SHIVARATRI, KATHMANDU
15-14APR- RATO (RED) MACHHENDRANATH, PATAN
APR : 01 - CHAITRA DASAIN
12 - HORSE RACE
13 - BISKET FESTIVAL, BHAKTAPUR
14 - NEPALESE NEW YEAR CELEBRATIONS
26-29 - HIMALAYAN EXPO 2002
MAY : 01 - LABOUR DAY CELEBRATIONS
07 - BUDDHA JAYANTI IN NEPAL
07-09 - MANI RIMDU, THAMI
09 - LAW DAY
AUG : 05 - COW FESTIVAL (GAI JATRA), KATHMANDU
09 - NAGA PANCHAMI
20 - CHILD DAY
21 - TEEJ (TIJ) (TEEJ IS A FASTING AND BATHING
RITUAL FOR WOMEN ONLY)
22 - KRISHNASTHAMI (KRISHNA'S BIRTHDAY), PATAN
22 - JANI PURNIMA
SEP : 20-29 - INDRA JATRA, KATHMANDU
OCT : 07-20 - DASAIN (EVENTS INCLUDE MASKED DANCING, KITE
FLYING, BAMBOO SWINGING AND BATHING IN HOLY
RIVERS)
12-15 - DASHAIN OR DURGA PUJA, KATHMANDU
NOV : 09 - SAMBIDHAN DAY
12-17 - TIHAR (NEPAL IS COVERED BY TINY LAMPS AND
CANDLES DECORATING HOMES, TEMPLES AND STREETS)
30 - MANI RIMDU, THYANBOCHE
DEC : 29 - KING'S BIRTH DAY
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EVENTS 2001
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JAN : 01 - NEW YEARS CELEBRATION.
11 - YAKATA DIVAS.
29 - SAHID DIVAS.
29 - BASANT PANCHAMI (FESTIVAL OF SPRING).
FEB : 18 - DEMOCRACY DAY.
23 - EDUCATION DAY.
20-09MAR- PILGRIMAGE TO NEPAL, EXPERIENCE TIBETAN NEW YEAR
AT BODDHANATH & VISIT KANYING SHEDRUB LING MONASTERY.
21 - MAHA-SHIVARATRI (BIRTHDAY OF LORD SHIVA).
NO DATE - LOSAR, THIS FESTIVAL IS MOST IMPRESSIVELY OBSERVED
BY ALL TIBETAN SPEAKING POPULATION.
MAR : 09 - HOLI (CHILDREN'S WATER FESTIVAL).
24 - GHORAJATRA (HORSE FESTIVAL IN KATHMANDU)
APR : 01 - CHAITRA DASHI, SMALLER VERSION OF DASAIN FESTIVAL.
02 - RAM NAWAMI, BIRTH ANNIVERSARY OF LORD RAM.
08 - BALAJU MELA (LHUTI PUNHI), FULL MOON DAY OF APRIL.
14 - NEPALI NEW YEAR (NAVA BARSHA).
20-24 - HIMALAYAN EXPO, NEPAL'S BIGGEST TRADE EXHIBITION.
22 - PRITHIVI JAYANTI.
NO DATE - MATA TIRTHA AUNSI, MOTHERS DAY ONE OF THE WIDELY
CELEBRATED FESTIVALS.
MAY : 01 - LABOUR DAY.
04-08 - CONSUMER GOODS FAIR, THIS ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL
FAIR KNOWN AS HIMALAYAN EXPO.
09 - LAW DAY.
07 - BUDDHA JAYANTI (LORD BUDDHA'S BIRTHDAY).
JUN : 06 - PANAUTI JATRA, PANAUTI IS AN ANCIENT NEWAR TOWN,
PANAUTI JATRA IS BIGGEST RELIGIOUS FESTIVITY.
24 - YARTUNG, YARTUNG HORSE RACING FESTIVAL BEGINS
ON THIRD DAY OF FIFTH MONTH OF TIBETAN CALENDER.
NO DATE - GANGA DESHARA (HINDU HOLIDAY).
JUL : 13 - BHANU JAYANTI.
AUG : 04 - JANI PURNIMA.
05-13 - GAIJATRA (COW FESTIVALS) IS A CARNIVAL-TYPE OF
FESTIVAL LASTING EIGHT DAYS.
11 - SHREE KRISHNA JANMASTAMI, BIRTHDAY OF HINDU GOD
KRISHNA.
20 - CHILDRENS DAY.
21 - TEEJ, TEEJ IS FASTING FESTIVAL FOR WOMEN.
NO DATE - NAGA PANCHAMI (SNAKE GOD).
SEP : 01-08 - INDRA'S FESTIVAL, FESTIVAL OF INDRA, GOD OF RAIN.
FESTIVAL IS SPECIALLY NOTED FOR ECHOES OF DRUMS
& DANCING FEET OF MASKED DANCERS.
OCT : 17 - DASAIN START.
12-18 - DASHAIN MAHOTSAV, BIGGEST CONSUMER EXHIBITION.
23-26 - MIDDLE DASAIN (DASHAIN OR DURGA PUJA)
31 - END OF DASAIN
NOV : 06-09 - INT'L CONFERENCE ON ENVIRONMENTAL RISK ASSES OF
PESTICIDES, KATHMANDU,
08 - SAMBIDHAN DAY
14-17 - TIHAR (LAXMI PUJA, KUKUR TIHAR)
21 - CHHAD (TERAI AREA ONLY).
15 - GAI PUJA.
DEC : 29 - KING'S BIRTH DAY.
NO DATE - BIHA PANCHAMI (HELD IN JANAKPUR).
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