Mangsir ( ne, मङ्गसिर or मङ्सिर or मार्ग ) is the eighth month in the

Bikram Samwat Vikram Samvat ( IAST: ''Vikrama Samvat''; abbreviated VS) or Bikram Sambat B.S. and also known as the Vikrami calendar, is a Hindu calendar historically used in the Indian subcontinent. Vikram Samvat is generally 57 years ahead of Gregorian Calen ...

, 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 di ...

. Important events during this month include: *Mangshir purnima (Full Moon),

Udhauli Udhauli (उधौली) is a festival of the Kirat communities of Kirati people specially celebrated by Sunuwar, Limbu, Yakkha, Khambu Rai etc. of Nepal India and around the world by Kirati People and it is celebrated every year marking the ...

(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 Chhat ...

(it usually falls in Kartik but in 2015 it fell in Mangsir)

Months in the Nepali calendar

References

Nepali Calendar 2074

New Nepali Calendar 2074

Nepali Calendar
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