Nepal isn't just the land of mountains, it's also the land of festivals. There are over 50 festivals each year, celebrated in Nepal. Whilst dates have been fixed by the festivals, astrologers following the lunar calendar set spiritual festivals. The best thing about the festivals in Nepal is which the events are celebrated with galore and the same enthusiasm how it used to be. New Year: It's known as Navavarsha in Nepal. Nepal has its calendar which starts from the first day of the month Baisakh. This day is observed. People have get togethers, go for picnics and observe the day as this day is a holiday socializing in many different manners.
Lhosar: This is the Tibetans and Sherpas of Nepal's New Year which falls in February. The monasteries in Kathmandu such as Swayambhunath and Boudhanath are adorned with eye catching colorful prayer flags pulling on the crowd. The people welcome with feasts and family gatherings wearing jewelries and all the garments and exchanging gifts and perform their traditional dances. Saraswati Puja: Shree Panchami or Saraswati Puja is a day. That's a day when people from school pupils to scholars worship books and their pens to please the Goddess to ensure they become knowledgeable and clever, and expect her favor. People also wander around the idol of Goddess Saraswati, particularly in Swayambhunath and provide flowers, fruits, sweets, etc.
On this day, young kids are taught to read and write and individuals write on the rocks and slabs with chalk and pencils.
Typically it's the astrologers who mend that the marriage date and time in Nepal. Shivaratri : Shivaratri or the night of Lord Shiva that falls sometime between February/March is one of the main festivities of Nepal. This day is devoted to that the Lord of that the Lords Lord Shiva or Mahadev who lived in Mt.
Kailash in the Himalayas. Lord Shiva is the most beloved god in the Hindu religion. More than 100, 000 of Hindu devotees from India and Southeast Asia fourteen days ahead of that the festival and gather in and around Pashupatinath temple one of that the holiest shrines of that the Hindus in Kathmandu to pay their homage to Lord Shiva on his birthday. Pashupatinath literally means the Lord of creatures as Lord Shiva is regarded as that the guardian and protector of everything which exists in the Himalayan Kingdom.
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