| Labour Day - Saturday May 1, 2021 Secular holiday :
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| Vesak - Buddha Purnima - Visakha Bucha - Thursday May 7, 2020 Buddhism (Theravada) : Magha Puja or Sangha celebration. This day falls on the full moon of the third month. It commemorates the main event in Buddha's life, after His first retreated from the rain (Vassa). The anniversary of Buddah's birthday in the Mahayana tradition; the commemoration of Buddah's birth, enlightenment, and death, celebrated on the day of the full moon of the 6th month in the Theravada tradition.
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| End of Ramadan (may be changed to the nearest day) - Monday May 25, 2020 Muslim, Sufi :
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| The Everest Marathon - Friday May 29, 2020 Sports events : Www.everestmarathon.com/home in Kathmandu 2020 edition confirmed
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| Republic Day - Friday May 29, 2020 cards/flowers : Commemorates the overthrow of the 240-year-old monarchy and its eventual replacement by the Constituent Assembly. Military and civilian parades and traditional dances and cultural performances take place in the capital, Kathmandu. From 2008 onwards.
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| Mid-term holiday (beginning) - Friday June 12, 2020 School holidays :
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| Mid-term holiday (end) - Sunday June 21, 2020 School holidays :
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| Eid-ul-Adha - Feast of the Sacrifice (may be changed to the nearest day) - Saturday August 1, 2020 Muslim, Sufi :
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| Raksha Bandhan / Nikini Poya (Janai Purnima) - Monday August 3, 2020 Culture : The annual festival of Raksha Bandhan, which is meant to commemorate the abiding ties between siblings of opposite sex, usually takes place in late August, and is marked by a very simple ceremony in which a woman ties a rakhi — which may be a colorful thread, a simple bracelet, or a decorative string — around the wrist of her brother(s). The word raksha signifies protection, and bandhan is an association signifying an enduring sort of bond; and so, when a woman ties a rakhi around the waist of her brother, she signifies her loving attachment to him. He, likewise, recognizes the special bonds between them, and by extending his wrist forward, he in fact extends the hand of his protection over her.
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| Eid-ul-Adha - Feast of the Sacrifice (may be changed to the nearest day) - Monday August 3, 2020 cards/flowers : The second main celebration of Islam. It celebrates Abraham's willingness to sacrifice his son in obedience to God. Muslims make their annual pilgrimage, or the Hajj , to Makkah (Mecca) in Saudi Arabia.
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| Regional holiday - Tuesday August 4, 2020 Buddhism (Theravada) : Ghodejatra Kathmandu Valley only
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| Regional holiday - Tuesday August 11, 2020 Secular holiday : Gai Jatra in Kathmandu only
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| Children's Day - Thursday August 20, 2020 Culture :
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| Teej - Friday August 21, 2020 Hinduism : Teej, Hartalika. On this day Goddess Parvati is worshipped. Women, married and unmarried, mainly of Khas ethnicity, assemble at one place, in their finest attire and start dancing and singing devotional songs. Amidst all this, the grand feast takes place. The jollity often goes on till midnight, after which the 24hour fast starts. observed by women only
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