Saturday, July 7, 2007

Nepal Declares July 8 Public Holiday Tomorrow In Kathmandu Valley

Sources: The Rising Nepal and Nepal public holidays. Late yesterday, the government of Nepal has decided to declare tomorrow, Sunday, July 8, 2007, a public holiday in Kathmandu Valley, on the occasion of the Bhoto Jatra ceremony that will be attended by Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala, in his capacity as the Head of the State, at Jawalakhel, Lalitpur. The Bhoto Jatra or displaying of the traditional bhoto (vest) of Rato Machchindranath is scheduled to take at 5:30 PM. Analysis: Recall that Sundays are regular working days in Nepal, the weekly day off being Saturday.