Nepal Public, Bank and Legal Holidays 2008
January 1 New Year's Day
January 11 Prithivi Jayanti
January 25 1st Day Shree Swasthani Brata
January 29-30 Sahid Diwash - Martyr's Day
February 13 Last day of Shree Swasthani Brata
February 16 Maha Shiva Ratri - Shiva's Self Creation
February 17 Tibetan New Year's Day
February 18-19 Prajatantra Diwash - National Democracy Day
February 23 education Day
March 3 Falgu Purnima - Festival of Colours
March 16 Chaitra Dasain, Shree Seto Machindranath Jatra
March 18 Ghode Jatra - the Horse Racing Day
March 21 Good Friday
Mar 23 Easter
Mar 24 Easter Monday
March 27 Ramnawami - Shree Ram Nawami - Celebracion of Lord Rama
April 6 Shree Hanuman Jayanti
April 14 New Year's Day Nepal
April 17 Mothers' Day
May 1 Labor Day
May 2 Buddha Jayanti - commemorate the birth, attainment of knowledge and the death of Lord Buddha.
May 9 Kaoon Diwas
May 31 Smoking Control Day
June 5 Environment Day
July 7 King's Birthday
August 16 Rishi Panchami
August 28 Janai Purnima - Sacred Thread Festival /Rakshya Bandhan
August 29 Gai Jatra - The festival of cows
September 3-4 Krishna Janmashtami - Krishna's Birth
September 11 Father's Day
September 14 Teej - Women's fasting festival
September 25 Indra Jatra - Festival of Classical dances
October 1 End of Ramadan
October 12-26 Dashain Festival - Gods Victory over the Wicked Demons
October 12 Ghatasthapana/Gobardhan Puja
October 13 Bhai Tika
October 18 Fulpati
October 19 Maha Astami
October 21 Bijaya Dashami
October 26 Kojagrat Purnima
November 7-9 Tihar Festival - Festival of lights
November 11 Bhai Tika
November 11 Bhai Tika
December 3 Apanga Diwas
December 8 Feast of Sacrifice
December 10 Human rights Day
DEcember 14 Janakpur Mela
December 25 Christmas Day
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