NCCWR follows an annual calendar of events that are undertaken on fixed days in any year. For each year, the dates are announced within January of that year.
Most festival celebrations are scheduled for the Saturday immediately before the festival date. Some other events like the Multicultural festival are fixed externally, which NCCWR adopts to its own calendar.
In addition to these fixed calendar dates, there will also be summer/winter children’s outdoor events, Nepali-student welcome events for each intake in September and January, etc.
Nepali New Year
April 13, 2024
Saturday
Nepali New Year follows the BIKRAM SAMBAT Calendar and the new year is marked by the beginning of the new harvest. Baisakh is the first month of the calendar and is derived from the Vishakha constellation or the “Star of Purpose”.
It is the 16th Nakshatra and located in 20°00′ Libra to 03°20′ Scorpio.
Multi-cultural Festival, Waterloo Region
June 22 and 23, 2024
Saturday and Sunday
Every year Nepali youth and adults alike, come together to represent Nepal, and its vibrant cultural identity to the audience of the most multicultural region in Canada – the region of Waterloo!
Time: All Day
Venue: Victoria Park
Summer Picnic
July 20, 2024 July 27, 2024
Saturday
It is the summer holidays for kids at school, the sun is warm, the grass is at its greenest, and the barbecue smells and tastes better than any other time of the year.
Teej
August 31, 2024
Saturday
तीजको लहर अायो बरि लै !
It is not just a women’s festival, it’s a conjugal celebration and families come together with children and parents too!
Feel free to bring your homemade delicacies too, if you feel like it.
Dashain Party
October 5, 2024
Saturday
Hope you are planning your dance moves and songs to sing on this day, as we look forward to clapping and enjoying your performance.
Expect NCCWR’s AGM to interfere with your celebration for a short while, but its your Annual General Meeting too, so please do participate.
Dishes of the day: सेलरोटि अनि लाहुरे अचारसंगै !
Deusi/Bhailo
October 31 to November 2
From Laxmi Puja to Bhaitika
Hosts, prepare your homes for a cheerful crowd. Participants, keep your Deusi/bhailo rhymes and dance moves ready.
We will enjoy a variety of sel-roti that each host family with offer, and dance till the house starts to shake!
Proceeds of the program’s दक्षीणा are all donated to NCCWR to support its various activities.
Dhakatopi Diwas
December 31, 2024
ढाका टोपी शिरैमा, चन्द्र र सूर्य दिलैमा !
Its time for men to come together and show off their different designer pattern Dhaka topi, Nepali flag or emblem embedded pins. Even better if you can compliment the topi with the Daura Suruwal, patuki and khurpeto!
Lets see who goes the extra mile to show their traditional side!
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