{
  "year": 2026,
  "country": "Nepal",
  "source": "Nepal Public Holidays 2026 — Government of Nepal annual holiday list",
  "source_document": null,
  "source_note": "Nepal's official holidays follow the Bikram Sambat calendar and are gazetted each year by the Government of Nepal; festival dates are set by the lunar calendar and may shift by a day or two from those shown. Several holidays are observed only by specific communities. The dates here cover the principal nationwide festivals for 2026; Islamic dates depend on moon sighting.",
  "last_updated": "2026-06-17",
  "license_note": "Public data from official government sources, compiled by CalendarWorld.",
  "holidays": [
    {
      "date": "2026-01-11",
      "day": "Sunday",
      "name": "Prithvi Jayanti / National Unity Day",
      "type": "Public Holiday"
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-01-15",
      "day": "Thursday",
      "name": "Maghe Sankranti",
      "type": "Public Holiday"
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-01-30",
      "day": "Friday",
      "name": "Martyrs' Day (Sahid Diwas)",
      "type": "Public Holiday"
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-02-15",
      "day": "Sunday",
      "name": "Maha Shivaratri",
      "type": "Public Holiday"
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-02-19",
      "day": "Thursday",
      "name": "National Democracy Day (Prajatantra Diwas)",
      "type": "Public Holiday"
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-03-03",
      "day": "Tuesday",
      "name": "Holi (Fagu Purnima, Hilly Region)",
      "type": "Public Holiday"
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-03-04",
      "day": "Wednesday",
      "name": "Holi (Terai Region)",
      "type": "Public Holiday"
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-03-20",
      "day": "Friday",
      "name": "Eid al-Fitr (expected)",
      "type": "Public Holiday"
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-03-26",
      "day": "Thursday",
      "name": "Ram Navami",
      "type": "Public Holiday"
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-04-14",
      "day": "Tuesday",
      "name": "Nepali New Year (Navavarsha)",
      "type": "Public Holiday"
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-05-27",
      "day": "Wednesday",
      "name": "Eid al-Adha (Bakra Eid, expected)",
      "type": "Public Holiday"
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-05-31",
      "day": "Sunday",
      "name": "Buddha Jayanti",
      "type": "Public Holiday"
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-08-28",
      "day": "Friday",
      "name": "Janai Purnima / Raksha Bandhan",
      "type": "Public Holiday"
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-09-04",
      "day": "Friday",
      "name": "Krishna Janmashtami",
      "type": "Public Holiday"
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-09-19",
      "day": "Saturday",
      "name": "Constitution Day",
      "type": "Public Holiday"
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-10-11",
      "day": "Sunday",
      "name": "Ghatasthapana (start of Dashain)",
      "type": "Public Holiday"
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-10-18",
      "day": "Sunday",
      "name": "Fulpati (Dashain)",
      "type": "Public Holiday"
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-10-19",
      "day": "Monday",
      "name": "Maha Asthami (Dashain)",
      "type": "Public Holiday"
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-10-20",
      "day": "Tuesday",
      "name": "Maha Navami (Dashain)",
      "type": "Public Holiday"
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-10-21",
      "day": "Wednesday",
      "name": "Vijaya Dashami (Dashain)",
      "type": "Public Holiday"
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-11-08",
      "day": "Sunday",
      "name": "Laxmi Puja (Tihar)",
      "type": "Public Holiday"
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-11-10",
      "day": "Tuesday",
      "name": "Govardhan Puja / Mha Puja (Tihar, Nepal Sambat New Year)",
      "type": "Public Holiday"
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-11-11",
      "day": "Wednesday",
      "name": "Bhai Tika (Tihar)",
      "type": "Public Holiday"
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-11-15",
      "day": "Sunday",
      "name": "Chhath Parva",
      "type": "Public Holiday"
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-12-25",
      "day": "Friday",
      "name": "Christmas Day",
      "type": "Public Holiday"
    }
  ]
}