Greeting cards for Nepal
17 holidays and observances locally associated with Nepal.
The list below gathers every CardVerse occasion that Wikidata associates with Nepal. It includes nationally observed public holidays, religious holidays of the country’s major faith communities, cultural festivals, and civic remembrance days. If you’re sending a card to someone in Nepal, this page is a good shortcut for finding an occasion they’re likely to recognise immediately.
Some occasions appear under more than one country — widely shared holidays like New Year, Christmas and Mother’s Day may show up here even though they aren’t exclusive to Nepal. For occasions that aren’t country-specific (birthdays, anniversaries, sympathy, friendship cards), see the categories index.
- Religious Holiday Cards
Bhai Dooj
festival celebrated by Hindus
Kartik Shukla Dwitiya - Cultural & Heritage Cards
Bhaitika
public holiday in Nepal
- Religious Holiday Cards
Chhath Parwa
ancient Indo-Nepalese Hindu festival dedicated to the Sun and his sister Chhathi Maiya
Kartik Shukla Shashthi - Religious Holiday Cards
Dashain
Hindu festival of Nepal
October 5 - Cultural & Heritage Cards
Ghode Jatra
festival and public holiday in Nepal
- Religious Holiday Cards
Govardhan Puja
Hindu festival occurring on the first lunar day of the Shukla Paksha (bright fortnight) in the month of Kartik, the day after Diwali
Kartik Shukla Paksha - Religious Holiday Cards
Guru Nanak Gurpurab
Sikh festival
- New Year Cards
Gyalpo Lhosar
New year of Sherpa people of Nepal
- National & Civic Holiday Cards
Mha Puja
Memorial day and annual ritual of the Newar living in Nepal
Kachhala New Moon - Cultural & Heritage Cards
Prithvi Jayanti
public holiday in Nepal
January 11 - Religious Holiday Cards
Rama Navami
spring festival that celebrates the birthday of the Hindu God Rama
Chaitra Shukla Navami - New Year Cards
Sonam Lhosar
New year of Tamang people of Nepal
- Cultural & Heritage Cards
state funeral of Girija Prasad Koirala
state funeral and one-off public holiday in Nepal
- Cultural & Heritage Cards
State funeral of Subhas Chandra Nembang
one-off public holiday in Nepal on the occasion of the state funeral of Subhas Chandra Nembang
- Cultural & Heritage Cards
State Funeral of Sushil Koirala
state funeral and public holiday in Nepal
- New Year Cards
Tamu Lhosar
New year of Gurung people of Nepal
15 Poush - Religious Holiday Cards
Yomari punhi
public holiday in Nepal
Thinla
Cultural deep-dives for Nepal
Beyond the dated calendar above, CardVerse keeps editorially curated cultural-detail pages for the major festivals of South Asia. Each one covers origin, native-language greetings, design tips and reference links.
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Cultural guide
Diwali
The five-day Hindu festival of lights celebrating the inner light that protects from spiritual darkness, observed by Hindus, Sikhs…
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Cultural guide
Ganesh Chaturthi
A ten-day festival welcoming the elephant-headed god Ganesha into homes and public pandals before his immersion in water.…
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Cultural guide
Holi
A spring festival of colour, forgiveness and renewal observed primarily by Hindus across South Asia and the diaspora.…
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Cultural guide
Janmashtami
The midnight celebration of Krishna's birth, marked by fasting, devotional singing, and the human-pyramid game of dahi handi.…
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Cultural guide
Maha Shivaratri
An all-night vigil honouring Shiva — the destroyer and renewer — kept by fasting, meditation, and the chanting of his names.…
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Cultural guide
Raksha Bandhan
A festival celebrating the protective bond between siblings, marked by tying a decorative thread (rakhi) on a brother's wrist.…