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Holi (Fagu Purnima) 2083: dates and holidays

Festival of colours, in the hills on the full moon and in the Terai the next day

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Chaitra 7Sunday · Fagu Purnima, Holi (hills)(holiday)
Chaitra 8Monday · Fagu Purnima, Holi (Terai)(holiday)

Holi (Fagu Purnima) in previous years

YearDates
20822026
  • Fagu Purnima, Holi (hills) – Falgun 18 ()
  • Fagu Purnima, Holi (Terai) – Falgun 19 ()
20812025
  • Fagu Purnima, Holi (hills) – Falgun 29 ()
  • Fagu Purnima, Holi (Terai) – Chaitra 1 ()
20802024
  • Fagu Purnima, Holi (hills) – Chaitra 11 ()
  • Fagu Purnima, Holi (Terai) – Chaitra 12 ()
20792023
  • Fagu Purnima, Holi (hills) – Falgun 22 ()
  • Fagu Purnima, Holi (Terai) – Falgun 23 ()
20782022
  • Fagu Purnima, Holi (hills) – Chaitra 3 ()
  • Fagu Purnima, Holi (Terai) – Chaitra 4 ()
20772021
  • Fagu Purnima, Holi (hills) – Chaitra 15 ()
  • Fagu Purnima, Holi (Terai) – Chaitra 16 ()
20762020
  • Fagu Purnima, Holi (hills) – Falgun 26 ()
  • Fagu Purnima, Holi (Terai) – Falgun 27 ()
20752019
  • Fagu Purnima, Holi (hills) – Chaitra 6 ()
  • Fagu Purnima, Holi (Terai) – Chaitra 7 ()
20742018
  • Fagu Purnima, Holi (hills) – Falgun 17 ()
  • Fagu Purnima, Holi (Terai) – Falgun 18 ()
20732017
  • Fagu Purnima, Holi (hills) – Falgun 29 ()
  • Fagu Purnima, Holi (Terai) – Falgun 30 ()

About Holi (Fagu Purnima)

Fagu Purnima, or Holi, is the festival of colours on the full moon of Falgun. People smear each other with abir and coloured water and exchange good wishes.

A chir (pole) is raised at Basantapur in Kathmandu before Holi. Hill and mountain districts celebrate on the full moon and Terai districts on the following day, so the public holiday falls on different days.