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Festivals and holidays 1979

Dashain, Tihar and other festival dates for BS 1979, with the English date and weekday. Public holidays are marked.

Lunar festival dates for 1979 haven’t been added yet. The fixed-date days below are always on the same date. Check back soon, or see the official holiday list published by the Government of Nepal.

बैशाख Baisakh 1979

  • १Thu
    Nepali New Yearनयाँ वर्ष१९७९ बैशाख १, April 13, 1922
    Public holiday
  • ११Sun
    Loktantra Diwas (Democracy Day)लोकतन्त्र दिवस१९७९ बैशाख ११, April 23, 1922
    Observance
  • १९Mon
    International Labour Dayअन्तर्राष्ट्रिय श्रमिक दिवस१९७९ बैशाख १९, May 1, 1922
    Public holiday

जेठ Jestha 1979

  • १५Sun
    Republic Dayगणतन्त्र दिवस१९७९ जेठ १५, May 28, 1922
    Public holiday

साउन Shrawan 1979

  • १Sun
    Saune Sankrantiसाउने संक्रान्ति१९७९ साउन १, July 16, 1922
    Observance

असोज Asoj 1979

  • ३Tue
    Constitution Dayसंविधान दिवस१९७९ असोज ३, September 19, 1922
    Public holiday

पुस Poush 1979

  • ११Mon
    Christmas Dayक्रिसमस१९७९ पुस ११, December 25, 1922
    Public holiday
  • १८Mon
    New Year's Day (AD)अंग्रेजी नयाँ वर्ष१९७९ पुस १८, January 1, 1923
    Observance
  • २७Wed
    Prithvi Jayanti (National Unity Day)पृथ्वी जयन्ती१९७९ पुस २७, January 10, 1923
    Public holiday

माघ Magh 1979

  • १Sun
    Maghe Sankrantiमाघे संक्रान्ति१९७९ माघ १, January 14, 1923
    Public holiday
  • १६Mon
    Martyrs' Dayशहीद दिवस१९७९ माघ १६, January 29, 1923
    Observance

फागुन Falgun 1979

  • ७Sun
    Prajatantra Diwas (Democracy Day)प्रजातन्त्र दिवस१९७९ फागुन ७, February 18, 1923
    Public holiday
  • २५Thu
    International Women's Dayअन्तर्राष्ट्रिय नारी दिवस१९७९ फागुन २५, March 8, 1923
    Public holiday

Why festival dates change every year

Most Nepali festivals follow the lunar calendar (tithi), so they fall on a different Bikram Sambat date each year. Dashain usually falls in Asoj or Kartik, Tihar in Kartik, and Holi in Falgun or Chaitra. Fixed days such as Nepali New Year (Baisakh 1) and Constitution Day (Asoj 3) stay on the same date.

Questions

Where do these dates come from?

They follow the official calendar and the yearly public-holiday list. Public holidays can be added or changed by the government at short notice, so check official notices for anything important.

Can I add a festival to my phone calendar?

Yes. Open the festival and choose “Add to calendar”. It downloads a calendar file that works with Google Calendar, Apple Calendar and Outlook.