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May 1, 2021
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File: People putting colours on each other to celebrate Dya Lwakegu Jatra, on third day of Paachahre, in Ason.
Nepal houses diverse religious and ethnic groups with different cultural festivals throughout the year. Regardless of the cultural differences and different religious and traditional beliefs, in these festivals, people gather to celebrate them together with fervour and zest.
There are numerous festivals celebrated in Nepal, but only some are considered more important. So, here are some of Nepal’s most important festivals.
1. Buddha Jayanti
Shakya Monastery of Tibetan Buddhism, Seattle, Washington. Photo: Wonderlane
Buddha Jayanti commemorates the birth of the Lord Buddha, which occurs during the night of the full moon in the first month of the Nepali calendar. This year, it falls on May 26. The auspicious day started being celebrated around 543 BC and, every year after that, Buddhist devotees flock to Lumbini, to pay their respe