Bhaktapur 
Bhaktapur means “Place of Worshippers” in Sanskrit. There isn’t a month that goes by without some sort of event being observed.
Just some of the amazing Festivals Jatras that take each year…
BISKA JATRA (NEW YEAR)
Biska Jatra (Bisket Jatra), a week-long event in Bhaktapur, commemorates the ancient solar Nava Barsha (New Year) and is the only Nepali event not based on the Lunar Calendar. After a specific Tantric rite at the Bhairav temple in Taumadhi Tole in Bhaktapur, the Jatra begins.
Me-Pokhanegu, Jibro Chhedne Jatra“Tongue Piercing” and Sindoor Jatra, respectively, are held in Thimi and Balakhu to commemorate Bisket Jatra. The celebrations come to a close with several days of spiritual enlightenment, dancing, and revelry.
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DIGU PUJA ( Dewali)
Digu Puja is a Newar community ceremonial aimed at restoring family unity. Digu puja (Dewali) is a rite for worshiping lineage gods among the Newar community of Kathmandu Valley. Beginning with a brief review of puja customs, this study goes on to explain Nepal’s family system, which dates back to prehistoric times.
SITHI NAKHA (Kumar Khasti)
Sithi Nakha is observed on the sixth day of the waxing moon in the month of Jestha, according to the Lunar Calendar. This day also commemorates the birth of Kumar Kartikeya, the son of Lord Shiva and goddess Parvati.
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GATHAMA CHAHARE (Gathemangal)
Gathemangal is a Nepalese festival held at the conclusion of the Nepali month of Shrawan. According to locals in the Kathmandu Valley, a violent beast known as Ghantakarna terrorized the populace by kidnapping children and women from their houses.
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GUNLA
Devotees commemorate the holy month by visiting Buddhist monasteries such as Bahal, Chiba, and Bihar in the Bhaktapur area, as well as other Buddhist temples, singing Gunla Bajan Hymns . The musical groups represent different parts of the city. At home and in hallowed courtyards, the devoted recite the texts.
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SA-PARU (Gai- Jatra)
Sa:Paru (Gai Jatra), or Cow Festival, is one of the most enjoyable and entertaining celebrations in Nepal, however Bhaktapur is the most captivating. All the bereaved relatives in the city go around the city with a Cow, or a girl or a boy costumed as a sacred animal, along the historical way on Sa:Paru (Gai Jatra)s very day.
CHOTHA (Ganesh Chaturthi)
Lord Ganesh later withdrew the curse in response to the gods’ combined pleadings and the moon’s cries, but Lord Ganesh was unable to do so; Myth: There will be accusations, and the world has always had this false pride of the moon that will liberate him from his curse.That is why it is believed that no one should be able to view the moon on Ganesh Chaturthi.
PULU KISI (INDRA JATRA)
The eighth day of the Indra Jatra began today in Lakulacchhen Tole in Bhaktapur in Pulukisi, traveling via Pottery Square, Nasmana, Ittachhen, Durbar Square, Balakhu, Chochhen, Bholacchhen, Thalachhen, Suryamdhi, Inacho, Golmadhi, and ending at Taumadhi Square.
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MOHANI NAKHA (Dashain)
Dashain, also known as Mohani Nakha (Newar:), is the most important celebration of the Nepal Sambat calendar year among the Newar of the Kathmandu Valley in Nepal, where ever Newar live. It is observed differently by Hindus and Newars, with minor variations and interpretations.
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SWONTI NAKHA (TIHAR)
SWONTI NAKHA (TIHAR) is usually celebrated in October or November (Kartik Nepali month). The date of the event, however, is determined by the Lunar Calander Cycle. Tihar is a Five-day celebration that begins with Kaag Tihar (crow worship) in Kartik Krishna Paksha’s Trayodashi and finishes with Bhai Tika in Kartik Sukla Paksha’s Dwitiya.
HALI-MALI PUNHI (Saki Manha Punhi)
Farmers present their crop with humility and appreciation to Mother Earth every year on Sakimana Punhi is Punhi full moon night, also known as Hali-Mali Punhi. The Newar community celebrates the day by making deities out of fried grains and chanting religious Hymns while playing traditional instruments such as the Naubaja and others.
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YOMARI PUNHI (Dhanya Purnima)
Yomari Punhi celebrates the conclusion of the rice harvest and a Newari delicacy known as Yomari. Yomari literally means “Delicious Bread.” It’s a steamed dough made with freshly harvested rice flour with sesame seeds and brown cane sugar. Yomari is thought to be able to cure the cold.
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GHYA-CHAKU SANLHU (Maghe Sankranti)
Maghe Sankranti is observed on the first day of Magh (about mid-January). Nepalese people commemorate it as the start of the fortunate Magh month. This day is also known as Makar Sankranti or Uttarayana, and it is said to be the coldest day of the year.
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NAWADURGA NACH (Nawadurga Nyalakyegu)
In Tantric tradition, the Nawadurga Nach is aGUNLA mask dance ceremony involving 9 Durgas, the different demonic manifestations of Parvati, Shiva’s shakti. The Nawadurga Nach is unique to Bhaktapur, and it is held in and around Bhaktapur and its environs.
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SAMYAK DAAN
The most impressive Newar Buddhist festivity is Samyak Mahadan. It occurs at different times in the valley’s three cities: every 12 years in Kathmandu, every 5 years in Lalitpur, and every year in Bhaktapur. In 1015 AD, Kathmandu hosted the first known Samyak Mahadan (Nepal period 135)
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SHREE SWASTHANI BRATA ( Madhav Narayan Festival )
Householders tell the story of the Hindu Goddess Swasthani and Madhav Narayan (Shiva) to the gathering family members throughout the month of Shree Swasthani, which begins every year on Poush Shukla Purnima (Full-moon day), the ninth month in the Nepali calendar.
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SHREE PANCHAMI (Basanta panchami or Saraswati Pooja)
Saraswati Puja, also known as Shree Panchami or Basant Panchami, is an unique day in which Saraswati, the pinnacle of wisdom and melody, is worshipped. Today is expected to be the first day of the spring season.
SHILA CHAHAREY (Shiva Ratri)
The night before the new moon on the fourteenth day of the Lunar month is known as Maha Shivaratri; the spiritual and cultural significance of Shivaratri falls on Krishna Chaturdashi in the month of Falgun every year, making Maha Shivaratri a year-round celebration.
HOLI PUNHI (Fagu Purnima)
Holi, the Nepalese’s favorite and most special festival.Fagu, Holi Punhi, Fagu Purnima this festival is known by a variety of names. When it comes to Holi, Many timeless works and melodies have been produced in Nepal and India at various times, and with the blessings of this sacred feast, which has been observed from time immemorial, all of us dream lovers can find colors, celebrate, and revitalize.
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