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Kathmandu Valley Festival CalendarTwelve festivals that own the valley's streets, in calendar order — chariots, lamps, colors, and processions, with confirmed dates for the coming year.
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Holi (Fagu Purnima)
The old city drenched in color — Nepal's rowdiest, happiest festival, each March.
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Holi (Fagu Purnima) is Nepal's festival of colors, and Basantapur Durbar Square hosts its ceremonial heart — the chir pole hung with cloth flags goes up a week early, then on the day itself the old city erupts in colored powder, water balloons, drums, and dancing. The hilly regions including Kathmandu celebrate a day ahead of the Terai.
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Skip if you want to stay dry and clean — participation means color in your hair for days. Keep phones in plastic sleeves.
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