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 Festival Tour
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Nepal is known as country of festival.
There are different religion and ethnic
group live in Nepal. All the different
religion and ethnic
group have their own festival. The Hindus
have their own festival and rituals and
other including Buddhist have their own
festival and rituals.
All the festival whether that is Hindu or
Buddhist or any other festival represent (at
different timing and related natural) God
and Goddess. They pray
for good life, good harvest, good health, no
obstruct and happiness in life.
All the religious people give equal priority
to their festival. At the festival time they
eat delicious food, exchange greetings,
invite friend and relatives
and celebrate the festival together. All the
festival have interesting ledgend and good
message to the society.
The much we enter to the rural areas the
festival is observed in a traditional way
and more deeply.
The major festival in Hinduism are Dashain,
Dipabali, Holy, Shiva Ratri, Janai Purnima,
Teej, New Year.
The major festival in Buddhism are Buddha
Jayanti,
Mani Rimdu, Losar, Saga Dawa and etc.
Our company Alpine Asian Treks organize a
cultural tour to enjoy, observe and to be
involved in that festival. If you are
interested to join in to these festival you
have to inform in advance.
A short description about the Hindu and
Buddhist festival are as following.
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The Major festivals in Nepal |
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Hindu Festival
Dashain:
Dashain is the biggest festival to
the Hindus. This festival is falls
in October/ November as per the
Nepali calendar. This festival is
celebrated for 15 days but the most
interesting days are 7-10. The tenth
day is the most important day that
day the junior take bless from the
senior. Each and every house offer
delicious food and drinks.
Especially towards the hill area the
villagers paint the house, they wear
the new clothes, sacrifice he goat,
he buffalo, duck or etc as their
cast or economic condition. All the
people back to their home from job,
school and college. The festival is
celebrated as victory of God over
evil.
Dipabali:
This festival is
celebrated for five days. All the
five days are differently worship
for different God. The first day is
for Yamraj (the king of heaven), the
second day is celebrated to dog (as
he care well to the family), the
third day is more special that they
worship to the god of wealth Lakshmi
()
Teej:
Thsi festival falls in August. This
festival mainly observed by the
women. They get together in some of
the nearest temple or some holy
river side and sing a song and
dance. They wear mostly red colored
dress and go to the God Shiva temple
to offer. The unmarried girls offer
to have good husband and married
pray for long and happy life of
husband.
Nava Barsa:
The Nepal New Year is falls in
March/April as Nepali calendar.
Maha Shiva
Ratri: This is the birth day of
Lord Shiva. Devotees visit lord
Shiva temple. Many Shadus (holy man)
are there with differently dressed
and some seems enjoying with
smoking. The festival mainly
observed in Pashupatinath temple in
Kathmandu.
Ram Navami:
The day of God Rama the
hero of epic Ramayana.
Holi
Purnima: The festival of
colour
Rato
Machindra Nath:
Krishna
Asthami:
Janai
Purnima/ Gai Jatra:
Indra Jatra:
Buddhist
Festival
Loshar:
Tibetan New Year is normally
falls in December as per their
Tibetan calendar.
Buddha
Jayanti: The birth day of
Lord Buddha.
Mani Rimdu:
Tibetan festival which is mostly
celebrated in Tengboache monastery
and other Buddhist monastery.
Yatrong:
Other
festival
Weeding in Hindu culture
Weeding in Buddhist Culture
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We, a married couple from Canada completed the
Annapurna Circuit 11 April to 29 April. We
booked the services of a guide and a porter
through MR. Shekhar Bahadur Thapa at Alpine
Asian Treks have nothing but good things to say
regarding our experience with MR. Shekhar and
the guide and Porter which we hired through
Alpine. 
