Govt extends holidays for Chhath festival

Kathmandu: The government has announced one more day as a public holiday coming Monday on the occasion of Chhath festival.

The Home Ministry issued a notice, sharing the information on it today. Sunday has already been announced as a public holiday, and the Chhath festival falls on the same day this year.

Joint secretary and spokesperson at the Home Ministry, Anand Prasad Kafle, informed that as part of the celebration, there is a traditional practice of offering curd to the setting Sun on the first day (Sunday), and the fasting is concluded by offering curd to the rising Sun the next day (Monday).

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