Month: July 2019

Visit Nepal 2020 – How Digital Media Help?

What is Visit Nepal 2020?

Nepal Government, tourism associations and organizations are planning 2020 as the Visit year aiming to welcome at least 2 million tourists. Visit Nepal 2020 is the common mission/campaign of Nepal to boost the Nepal tourism after the earthquake in 2015.

Government has a history of successful campaign of Visit Nepal year 1998 and Nepal tourism year 2011 to promote tourism. Visit Nepal 2018 campaign was announced in 2015 soon after the Earthquake to spread the message to the world that Nepal is safe for tourism activities. Later on, it was postponed to 2020. The campaign was postponed due to delay in construction of airports in Pokhara and Lumbini, re-construction of heritage sites, roads and other infrastructure.

Visit Nepal 2020 Slogan

 "Lifetime Experiences"

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What to do in 2020?

The travel activities whatever you choose depends on your mood. If you like adventures, you can join trekking, hiking, bungy jumping, rock climbing, peak climbing, paragliding, zip flyer and many others. If you like culture and visit places around the jungles and cities, you can go tours and sightseeing. Mountaineering is an epic adventure that takes you to the high Himalayas above 8000m, you need to prepare much for this activity.

Where to go in 2020?

There are many beautiful places in Nepal that can attract you for traveling. From high mountains above 8000m to lowlands to 60m, Nepal has geographical diversity within few kilometers. More to know, Nepal is also the land of culture and festivals. The people from different culture, religion and languages live together with peace and harmony. So, you will have opportunity to explore the ethic mountain villages to tropical jungles in the lowlands.

The main tourism places in Nepal are Kathmandu, Pokhara, Chitwan, Lumbini, Janakpur, Nepalgunj, Everest area, Annapurna area, Lantang area, Makalu area, Kanchenjunga area, Dolpo area, Mustang area and Manaslu area.

Within few days, you can travel these beautiful and stunning places and explore the adventure extremity. For traveling around the city areas, you can travel via Car, Jeep, Bus, Aeroplane and helicopter as per your choice. But for the mountain area, you should walk on your own foot. Nowadays, most of the Himalayan areas are connected with roads and trekking itineraries are shortening.

Why Visit in Nepal in 2020?

Nepal is world in itself. You can experience most of the adventures in Nepal that are available in other countries. You will have excellent experience of weather and climate that are favorable for traveling.

There are few reasons why you should visit Nepal in 2020, here we go.
Culture and history

Nepal has 10 UNESCO listed World Heritage Sites combing cultural and natural. Boudhanath Stupa, Pashupatinath Temple, Swayambhunath Stupa, Kathmandu Durbar Square, Patan Durbar Square, Bhaktapur Durbar Square, Changu Narayan Temple are the cultural World heritage sites in Kathmandu valley whereas Lumbini resides in Kapilvastu district outside the Kathmandu.

Similarly, Chitwan National Park and Sagarmatha National Park are the two national parks that are listed in natural world heritage sites list.

The Glorious Mountains

There are 14 highest mountain peaks in the world above 8000m and among them 8 are in Nepal. The world’s highest mountain peak Mount Everest (8848m) lies in Nepal-Tibet boarder in Solukhumbu i.e. Khumbu area. The other highest mountains are Mt. Kanchenjunga (8586), Mt. Lhotse (8516m), Mt. Makalu (8463m), Mt. Cho Oyu (8201m), Mt. Dhaulagiri I (8167), Mt. Manaslu (8156m), Mt. Annapurna I (8091). There are many other mountains that are above 5000m-8000m.

Public Holidays in Nepal 2076 BS

Are you looking for public holidays in Nepal, here we are listing the national calendar of all the Government holidays lists in Nepali and english dates. These days can be modified as the government official announcement during the year. You may check this page regularly for the updates.

There are 15 days of public holiday around the year according to Nepali calendar 2076. These public holidays consists of cultural festivals, religious occasions and events.

Government and private offices are closed on Saturday and its official holiday in Nepal. Other international offices have their own rule for holidays. Normally, they are closed on Saturday and Sunday.

Among them, Hartalika Teej and Rishi Panchami are observed only by females. Ghode (Horse) Jatra, Gai (Cow) Jatra, Indra Jatra and Machhandranath Jatra – Bhoto Jatra(Bhoto Dekhaune Jatra) are observed in Kathmandu valley only by Newari people. Christmas day is observed by Christians only.

List of Public Holidays in Nepal for 2076 BS

Saturday Holidays

MonthSaturday (s)
Baishakh7, 14, 21, 28
Jestha4, 11, 18, 25, 32
Ashadh7, 14, 21, 28
Sharwan4, 11, 18, 25, 32
Bhadra7, 14, 21, 28
Ashoj4, 11, 18, 25
Kartik2,9, 16, 23, 30
Mangsir7, 14, 21, 28
Poush5, 12, 19, 26
Magh4, 11, 18, 25
Falgun3, 10, 17, 24
Chaitra1, 8, 15, 22, 29

Baisakh 2076 (April 2019)

  • 1st Baisakh (14th April): Nepali Happy New Year
  • 11th Baisakh (24th April): Loktantra Diwas
  • 17th Baisakh (30th April): Buddha Jayanti
  • 18th Baisakh (1st May): Majdur Diwas (International Labour Day)

Jestha 2076 (May 2019)

  • 15th Jestha (29th May): Ganatrantra Diwas

Aashad 2076 (June 2019)

  • 1st Aashad (15th June): Ramjan Edul Fikra

Bhadra 2076 (August/September 2019)

  • 10th Bhadra (26th August): Rakshya Bandan (Janai Purnima)
  • 18th Bhadra (3rd September): Srikrishna Janmashtami
  • 27th Bhadra (12th September): Hartalika Teej
  • 29th Bhadra (14th September): Rishi Panchami

Aashwin 276 (September/October 2019)

  • 3rd Aashwin (19th September): Constitution Day
  • 23rd Aashwin (9th October): Ghatasthapana
  • 30th Aashwin (16th October): Fulpati
  • 31st Aashwin (17th October): Maha Ashtami

Kartik 2076 (October/November 2019)

  • 1st Kartik (18th October): Maha Navami
  • 2nd Kartik (19th October): Vijaya Dashami
  • 6th Kartik (23rd October): Kojagrat Purnima
  • 21st Kartik (7th November): Laxmi Puja
  • 22nd Kartik (8th November): Govardhan Puja
  • 23rd Kartik (9th November): Bhai Tika
  • 27th Kartik (13th November): Chhath Puja

Poush 2076 (December 2019)

  • 7th Poush (22th December): Udhauli Parva
  • 10th Poush (25th December): Christmas Day
  • 15th Poush (30th December): Tamu Losar

Magh 2076 (January/February 2020)

  • 1st Magh (11th Jan): Maghe Sakranti
  • 16th Magh (30th Jan): Martyrs’ Day
  • 22nd Magh (5th Feb): Sonam Lhosar

Falgun 2076 (February/March 2020)

  • 7th Falgun (19th Feb): Democracy Day
  • 20th Falgun (4th March): Maha Shivaratri
  • 23rd Falgun (7th March): Galpo Lhosar
  • 24th Falgun (8th March): International Woman’s Day

Chaitra 2076 (March/April 2020)

  • 11th Chaitra: Ghode Jatra

Festivals in Nepal

Nepal has been introduced as the land of Mountains but do you know almost everyday the Nepalese people celebrate cultural events in anyway. Nepal is a country of multi-lingual, multi-cultural, multi-caste and multi-religious people living under the same roof with peace and harmony. So, there are many festivals in Nepal celebrated in a different way by different traditions.

Some of the festivals are fixed and given public holiday by Government. But, religious festivals are set for honoring the people who celebrate it.

Here are some major festival lists celebrated in Nepal.

  • Dashain 2076
  • Tihar 2076
  • Chhath 2076
  • Lhosar 2076
  • Maghe Sankranti 2076
  • Basanta Panchami 2076
  • Maha Shivaratri 2076
  • Fagu Purnima or Holi 2076
  • Ghode Jatra 2076
  • New Year and Bisket Jatra 2076
  • Buddha Jayanti 2076
  • Rato Machchhendranath Rath Jatra 2076
  • Nag Panchami 2076
  • Janai Purnima 2076
  • Gai Jatra 2076
  • Krishna Janmastami 2076
  • Teej 2076
  • Indra Jatra 2076

Teej Festival in Nepal

What is Teej?

Teej in Nepal is the largest festival celebrated by Nepali Hindu womens. The festival has a great significance in the Nepalese culture and tradition that has been carried out since long years.

Haritalika Teej festival has a great history since the ancient time when Goddess parbati wish to have her husband God Shiva. So, this festival is celebrated by Hindus all over the world for the long, prosperous and health life of their spouse.

When is Teej?

Generally, this 3-day festival falls on monsoon months sometimes in August, sometimes in September. The festival denotes the mid of monsoon season in Nepal.

In 2076, the festival is on 16th Bhadra i.e. 2nd September 2019.

How is Teej celebrated?

Teej festival in Nepal is celebrated for three days. Here we are describing each day, let’s go.

Teej Festival – First Day (Dar Khane Din)

First day of teej is also known as Teej Eve or Dar Khane Din. On this day, the female members of the family get together and prepare the dar (the feast). The feast is served till midnight. After the midnight, the 24 hours fasting starts.

Teej Festival – Second Day (Fasting Day)

The second day of Teej is fasting day. On this day, womens (Married or Un-married) stay fasting the whole day without drinking even a drop of water. On this day, they wear the beautiful dress specially red and green mix dress with the ornaments.

Womens get together in the shiva temples nearby to worship lord shiva lingum. After performing puja, they sing and dance whole day. The most popular song of the teej is “Teej ko rahar aayo bari lai…” In Kathmandu, Nepalese hindu women get together in Pashupatinath temple.

Outside the Kathmandu valley, women gather in the public places like road and open places and enjoy the festival by singing and dancing on the teej folk songs.

Teej Festival – Third Day (Rishi Panchami Puja)

The third or final day of haritalika teej is Rishi Panchami. At morning, womens bath with the red mud found the on the roots of the sacred Datiwan bush along with its leaves and brush with its branches. This is the act of purification during the teej festival. Doing this, they will be pure of their past sins.

After the holy bath, they pay homage to the seven saints (Rishis in Nepali). After the puja, they enjoy the delicious food.

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