Mangsir () 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 went into effect in October 1582 following the papal bull issued by Pope Gregory XIII, which introduced it as a modification of, and replacement for, the Julian cale ...
.
Important events during this month include:
*Mangshir purnima (Full Moon),
Udhauli
Udhauli () is a festival of the Kirat communities of Kirati people specially celebrated by Sunuwar, Limbu, Yakkha, Khambu Rai etc. of Nepal, India and other different countries around the world where these indigenous people (Kirati People) res ...
(public holiday),
Chhath
Chhath is an ancient Hindu festival, native to eastern India and southern Nepal. It is celebrated especially in the Indian states of Bihar, Jharkhand, and Eastern Uttar Pradesh; and Koshi, Gandaki, Bagmati, Lumbini and Madhesh province ...
(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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