Mangsir
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Mangsir (Nepali: मङ्गसिर or मङ्सिर or मार्ग) is the eighth month in the Bikram Samwat, the official Nepali calendar. This month coincides with the mid-November to mid-December of the Gregorian calendar.
Important events during this month include:
- Mangshir purnima (Full Moon), Udhauli (public holiday), Chhath (it usually falls in Kartik but in 2015 it fell in Mangsir)
Months in the Nepali calendar
No. | Name | Nepali | Days |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Baishakh | वैशाख | 30 / 31 |
2 | Jestha | जेठ or ज्येष्ठ | 31 / 32 |
2 | Ashadh | असार or आषाढ़ | 31 / 32 |
4 | Shrawan | साउन or श्रावण | 31 / 32 |
5 | Bhadra | भदौ or भाद्रपद | 31 / 32 |
6 | Ashwin | असोज or आश्विन | 30 / 31 |
7 | Kartik | कात्तिक or कार्तिक | 29 / 30 |
8 | Mangsir | मंसिर or मार्गशीर्ष | 29 / 30 |
9 | Poush | पुष or पौष | 29 / 30 |
10 | Magh | माघ | 29 / 30 |
11 | Falgun | फागुन or फाल्गुण | 29 / 30 |
12 | Chaitra | चैत or चैत्र | 30 / 31 |
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