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Festivals and holidays 2006

Dashain, Tihar and other festival dates for BS 2006, with the English date and weekday. Public holidays are marked.

Lunar festival dates for 2006 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 2006

  • १Wed
    Nepali New Yearनयाँ वर्ष२००६ बैशाख १, April 13, 1949
    Public holiday
  • ११Sat
    Loktantra Diwas (Democracy Day)लोकतन्त्र दिवस२००६ बैशाख ११, April 23, 1949
    Observance
  • १९Sun
    International Labour Dayअन्तर्राष्ट्रिय श्रमिक दिवस२००६ बैशाख १९, May 1, 1949
    Public holiday

जेठ Jestha 2006

  • १५Sat
    Republic Dayगणतन्त्र दिवस२००६ जेठ १५, May 28, 1949
    Public holiday

साउन Shrawan 2006

  • १Sat
    Saune Sankrantiसाउने संक्रान्ति२००६ साउन १, July 16, 1949
    Observance

असोज Asoj 2006

  • ३Mon
    Constitution Dayसंविधान दिवस२००६ असोज ३, September 19, 1949
    Public holiday

पुस Poush 2006

  • ११Sun
    Christmas Dayक्रिसमस२००६ पुस ११, December 25, 1949
    Public holiday
  • १८Sun
    New Year's Day (AD)अंग्रेजी नयाँ वर्ष२००६ पुस १८, January 1, 1950
    Observance
  • २७Tue
    Prithvi Jayanti (National Unity Day)पृथ्वी जयन्ती२००६ पुस २७, January 10, 1950
    Public holiday

माघ Magh 2006

  • १Sat
    Maghe Sankrantiमाघे संक्रान्ति२००६ माघ १, January 14, 1950
    Public holiday
  • १६Sun
    Martyrs' Dayशहीद दिवस२००६ माघ १६, January 29, 1950
    Observance

फागुन Falgun 2006

  • ७Sat
    Prajatantra Diwas (Democracy Day)प्रजातन्त्र दिवस२००६ फागुन ७, February 18, 1950
    Public holiday
  • २५Wed
    International Women's Dayअन्तर्राष्ट्रिय नारी दिवस२००६ फागुन २५, March 8, 1950
    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.