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Nepali New Year

Bikram Sambat new year, which starts in mid-April with fairs, processions and the Bisket Jatra of Bhaktapur.

Vikram Samvat
Photo: Westindischer Maler um 1400, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

When is Nepali New Year in 2027?

Nepali New Year 2027 is on Wednesday, 14 April 2027. Other years: 2026, Tuesday, 14 April 2026; 2028, Friday, 14 April 2028.

About Nepali New Year

Nepal's official calendar, Bikram Sambat, begins on the first of Baisakh, usually 14 April. The day is a public holiday and a time to visit temples, wear new clothes and meet relatives. In Bhaktapur, the new year is the occasion of the nine-day Bisket Jatra, in which two enormous chariots are pulled through the old city, a tall lingam pole is raised and brought down, and the town's neighbourhoods have a friendly tug-of-war over the chariot. The Newar people of the Kathmandu valley have their own year in November. In the Terai and hills, farmers mark the beginning of the planting season with fairs and songs. Greetings are exchanged with "Naya Barsa ko Shubhakamana".

Nepali New Year dates: 2026, 2027, 2028

YearNepali New Year date
2026Tuesday, 14 April 2026
2027Wednesday, 14 April 2027
2028Friday, 14 April 2028

What is eaten

  • sel roti
  • yomari
  • juju dhau

Traditions of Nepali New Year

Biska JatraThe Bhaktapur chariot festival of the new year.

Also part of it, and being written: Bikram Samwat (The calendar of Nepal.), Bhaktapur (The medieval city where it is held.).

About this page

Written by the EveryParampara desk with AI assistance. Background: "Bikram Samwat" on Wikipedia. Customs differ from place to place and family to family. If this is your tradition and we have it wrong, tell us.

Photo credits on this page

The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.

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