Prithvi Jayanti / National Unity Day

The birthday of Prithvi Narayan Shah, observed as National Unity Day.

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About this festival

Prithvi Narayan Shah, the king of Gorkha, is remembered as the founder of the Nepali state through the 18th-century unification campaign. The day is a national holiday.

How the date is decided

Fixed on 11 January (27 Poush); a civil date, not a lunar one.

The dates below always come from the calendar engine, never typed by hand.

Dates

Source: Traditional lunar rule; see docs/INTEGRATIONS.md for review status · fest-1.0.0

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