Ashwin (), also known as Ashoj (), is the sixth month in the
Bikram Sambat
Vikram Samvat (ISO: ''Vikrama Saṁvata''; abbreviated VS), also known as the Vikrami calendar is a Hindu calendar historically used in the Indian subcontinent and still also used in several Indian states and Nepal. It is a lunisolar calendar, ...
, the official Nepali calendar. This month coincides with September 17 to October 17 of the Western Calendar and is 31 days long.
Ashwin is the month of the 15-day
harvest festival
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Dashain
Dashain or Bada'dashain, also known as Vijaya Dashami in Sanskrit, is a Hindu religious festival in Nepal, Sikkim, West Bengal, Assam, South India, and Sri Lanka. It is also celebrated by other religions in Nepal and elsewhere, including the Lho ...
, Nepal's main festival. Most of people are free in this month, Nepal's holiday month.
Being mostly based on Hindu calendar, Nepali calendar's festival dates are flexible. Important events are:
*around September 19: Ashoj 3, Ghatasthapana, First Day of Dashain (Public Holiday in Nepal)
*around September 25: Ashoj 9, Fulpati, Seventh day of Dashain (Public Holiday in Nepal)
*around September 26: Ashoj 10, Ashtami, Eighth day of Dashain (Public Holiday in Nepal)
*around September 27: Ashoj 11, Nawami, Ninth day of Dashain (Public Holiday in Nepal)
*around September 28: Ashoj 12, Vijaya Dashami, Tenth and main day of Dashain (Public Holiday in Nepal)
Months in Nepali calendar
References
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