Fagu Purnima (Holi)

What Fagu Purnima (Holi) is

Fagu Purnima is the full moon of Falgun, the festival of colours that welcomes spring. It recalls the devotee Prahlad, who came out of the fire unharmed while Holika, who meant to burn him, was destroyed: good outlasting evil. Nepal's hills keep Holi on the day the full moon holds the evening; the Terai keeps it the following day.

How families keep it

Friends and families put abir and coloured water on one another and share sweets. Many households hold a puja on the full moon before the colours.

Fagu Purnima (Holi) in the coming years

• 2026Monday, March 2, 2026Falgun 18, 2082
• 2027Sunday, March 21, 2027Chaitra 7, 2083
• 2028Friday, March 10, 2028Falgun 27, 2084
• 2029Wednesday, February 28, 2029Falgun 16, 2085
• 2030Tuesday, March 19, 2030Chaitra 5, 2086
• 2031Saturday, March 8, 2031Falgun 24, 2087

Each date is the day Nepal keeps the festival. Nepal publishes its patro one year at a time, so a date further ahead can move by a day when that year's patro comes out. For a ceremony, Pandit Ji confirms the day and the muhurta.