Mangsir ( ne, मङ्गसिर or मङ्सिर or मार्ग ) is the eighth month in the
Bikram Samwat, the official Nepali calendar. This month coincides with the mid-November to mid-December of the
Gregorian calendar
The Gregorian calendar is the calendar used in most parts of the world. It was introduced in October 1582 by Pope Gregory XIII as a modification of, and replacement for, the Julian calendar. The principal change was to space leap years d ...
.
Important events during this month include:
*Mangshir purnima (Full Moon),
Udhauli (public holiday),
Chhath
Chhath is an ancient Hindu festival historically native to the Indian subcontinent, more specifically, the Indian states of Bihar, Uttar Pradesh,West Bengal, Jharkhand, and the Nepalese provinces of Madhesh and Lumbini. Prayers during Chha ...
(it usually falls in Kartik but in 2015 it fell in Mangsir)
Months in the Nepali calendar
References
Nepali Calendar 2074New Nepali Calendar 2074Nepali Calendar
Nepali calendar
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