Calendar and festivals

Long reads on the things that make Nepal itself: why its year is 2083, how a trail becomes a road, what is cooked for which festival, and who keeps the temples standing.

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10 Sep 20265 min read

Dashain and Tihar for travellers

Dashain and Tihar are Nepal's two biggest festivals, and both fall in the autumn trekking season. Dashain runs fifteen days, with the …

Calendar and festivals

8 Jun 20265 min read

Why Nepal is in the year 2083

Nepal's official calendar is Bikram Sambat, a solar calendar that runs about 56 years and 8 months ahead of the one in …

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