Living culture
Festivals of Nepal
- BhadraNewar
Gai Jatra (Sa Paru)
Cow procession honouring family members who died in the past year.
Bhadra · Aug–Sep
Kathmandu, Lalitpur, Bhaktapur
- BhadraHindu
Gaura Parba
Far-western festival celebrating the divine wedding of Gauri and Maheshwor (Shiva).
Bhadra · Aug–Sep
Sudurpaschim
- ShrawanNewar
Ghanta Karna Chaturdashi (Gathamuga)
Newar festival driving away the demon Ghanta Karna with effigies and processions.
Shrawan · Jul–Aug
Kathmandu, Lalitpur, Bhaktapur
- ShrawanNewar
Gun Punhi
Full-moon day ending the holy month of Gunla, observed with Buddhist devotion.
Shrawan · Jul–Aug
Kathmandu, Lalitpur, Bhaktapur
- BhadraHindu
Haritalika Teej
Women's festival of fasting and dancing praying for marital harmony and the wellbeing of husbands.
Bhadra · Aug–Sep
Across Nepal
- ShrawanHindu
Janai Purnima (Rakshya Bandhan)
Full-moon day when Hindu men change their sacred thread (janai) and wear rakshya bands.
Shrawan · Jul–Aug
Across Nepal
- BhadraHindu
Krishna Janmashtami
Celebrates the birth of Lord Krishna with night-long vigils at Krishna temples.
Bhadra · Aug–Sep
Across Nepal
- BhadraHindu
Kushe Aunsi (Gokarna Aunsi; Father's Day)
Father's Day; sons and daughters honour their fathers, living or deceased.
Bhadra · Aug–Sep
Across Nepal
- ShrawanHindu (Maithil)
Madhushravani
Fifteen-day festival of Maithil women praying for their husbands' longevity.
Shrawan · Jul–Aug
Terai districts
- BhadraBuddhist (Newar)
Mataya
Newar Buddhist lantern procession visiting Lalitpur's shrines and stupas.
Bhadra · Aug–Sep
Lalitpur
- ShrawanHindu
Nag Panchami
Day of worshipping serpent deities for protection from snake bites.
Shrawan · Jul–Aug
Across Nepal
- BhadraBuddhist (Newar)
Pancha Dan
Newar Buddhist festival of giving five kinds of grain to monks and the needy.
Bhadra · Aug–Sep
Kathmandu, Lalitpur, Bhaktapur
