| Date | Holiday | Comment |
January 1
(Sunday) | New Year's Day | |
January 9
(Monday) | Christmas holiday (end) | |
January 15
(Sunday) | Magh Sankrati | Religious - Hinduism |
January 30
(Monday) | Martyrs Day | |
February 19
(Sunday) | Democracy Day (Rashtriya Prajatantra Divas) | |
February 20
(Monday) | Maha Shivaratri | Religious - Hinduism |
February 20
(Monday) | Buddhist New Year - Losar | Religious - Buddhism (Theravada) |
March 7
(Wednesday) | Regional holiday | Religious - Hinduism |
March 22
(Thursday) | Regional holiday | |
March 23
(Friday) | Restoration Day | |
April 1
(Sunday) | Ramanavani | Religious - Hinduism |
April 5
(Thursday) | Mahavir Jayanti | Religious - Jainism |
April 13
(Friday) | Nepali New Year | |
April 14
(Saturday) | Nepali New Year | |
April 20
(Friday) | spring holiday (beginning) | |
April 24
(Tuesday) | Restoration Day | |
May 1
(Tuesday) | Labour Day | |
May 5
(Saturday) | Vesak - Buddha Purnima - Visakha Bucha | Religious - Buddhism (Theravada) |
May 14
(Monday) | spring holiday (end) | |
May 29
(Tuesday) | Republic Day | National Day |
June 28
(Thursday) | summer holiday (beginning) | |
August 2
(Thursday) | Raksha Bandhan / Nikini Poya (Janai Purnima) | Religious - Hinduism |
August 9
(Thursday) | Sri Krishna Jayanthi (Janmashtami) | Religious - Hinduism |
August 18
(Saturday) | End of Ramadan (may be changed to the nearest day) | Religious - Muslim, Sufi |
September 3
(Monday) | summer holiday (end) | |
September 29
(Saturday) | Regional holiday | Religious - Hinduism |
October 16
(Tuesday) | Ghatasthapana | |
October 21
(Sunday) | Durga Puja (Saptami) | Religious - Hinduism |
October 22
(Monday) | Durga Puja (Astami) - Mahastami | Religious - Hinduism |
October 23
(Tuesday) | Durga Puja Ashtami (Nabami) | Religious - Hinduism |
October 24
(Wednesday) | Vijaya Dashami (Dasera) | Religious - Hinduism |
October 27
(Saturday) | optional holiday | Religious - Muslim, Sufi |
November 13
(Tuesday) | Lakhshmi Puja | |
November 14
(Wednesday) | Gobardhan Puja | |
November 15
(Thursday) | Bhai Teeka/Panchak Yama | Religious - Hinduism |
November 19
(Monday) | Chhath | Religious - Hinduism |
November 28
(Wednesday) | optional holiday | Religious - Sikhism |
December 21
(Friday) | Christmas holiday (beginning) | |
December 25
(Tuesday) | Christmas Day | Religious - Catholic or protestant |
