A colorful country

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Nepalis known as the country with the most festivals in the world. At any time ofthe year, you can meet colorful festivals when you go to Nepal. According toincomplete statistics, there are more than 300 large and small Nepalese holidayeach year, which are generally related to religion.

Januaryto February (Magh)

Peopleuse bathing to celebrate the coldest month of winter, that is, the end of Maghmonth in Nepal. Tribeni Mela rallies will be held everywhere, and a largenumber of people will bathe in the Narayani River. There will also becelebrations at the Lidi market and the confluence of the Kaligandaki and Lidirivers.

TheTibetan New Year (Losar) is one of the mainly celebrated Nepal holidays byTibetans in Nepal, and the Sherpa also celebrates this festival. It starts inFebruary and ends in the month of Magh or Falgun.

February-March(Falgun)

ShivaFestival (Maha Shivaratri) People celebrate Shiva’s birthday in all Shivatemples. The most important place of celebration is the Pashupatinath Temple.Thousands of ascetics gather here. There are ascetic monks in India. Later inNepal, people will bathe in the holy water of the Bagmati River. The scene ismagnificent.

Holiis one of the most famous festivals in Nepal. Just like Songkran in Thailand,people splash water to remind the cool season to come. The difference is thatHoli in Nepal also splashes colorful paint on each other. So it is also calledthe Festival of Colors.