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Spring festivals
Color, chariots, and new beginnings
Spring is when Nepal exhales after winter. Holi paints every street, Bhaktapur's Bisket Jatra hauls chariots through narrow lanes, and Buddha Jayanti draws pilgrims to Lumbini. The mountains are clearer than any other season.
6 festivals this season
Holi
होली
The festival of colors paints Nepal
Mar 14·Nationwide
Seto Machhindranath Jatra
सेतो मच्छिन्द्रनाथ जात्रा
The White God's three-day chariot ride
Apr 2·Kathmandu (Asan, Jamal)
Ghode Jatra
घोडे जात्रा
Horse parade to outrun a demon
Apr 6·Tundikhel, Kathmandu
Bisket Jatra
बिस्केट जात्रा
Bhaktapur erupts into chariot war
Apr 13·Bhaktapur
Mata Tirtha Aunsi
माता तीर्थ औंसी
Mother's Day at the sacred pond
Apr 21·Mata Tirtha, Kathmandu
Buddha Jayanti
बुद्ध जयन्ती
The full moon Buddha was born, enlightened, and passed away
May 25·Lumbini, Boudhanath