Nepal might be the only one country in the world where the guests are symbolized the gods and their warm and hearty hospitality is believed to gratify the god. Sincere, generous and great hearted people of Nepal are culturally very rich. Even in the age of science and technology, the people of Nepal still believe in witchcrafts & supernatural forces. It is believed that everything contains the particular god/goddess and women symbolize the power. Prosperous cultural heritage and diversity is the identification of Nepal.

Nepal is not only famous for natural beauty, it has so many cultural wonders which might be the real lifetime experience for the tourists. It is believed that there are: temples & shrines more than the houses, Gods & goddesses more than the people and 366 feasts & festivals in 365 days (in a year). According to the Hindu epics, Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva are the main gods of Hindus and there are 330,000 thousands deities scattered all over the universe. Nepal is one of the richest countries in cultural heritage which can be the real paradise for the anthropologists and the pleasure tourists who are interested to experience the novelty in culture.

Each society and caste group of people have their particular religion, feasts, festivals and traditions. That's why, the best way to experience the cultural shocks/phenomenon is to travel the certain society and area then study the culture very closely.

Ceremonial Performances, feasts and festivals are good examples of cultural heritage which can be experienced in following dates according to the Festival calendar :

Months	Festivals	Religious group	Place
Jan-Feb	Maghi Mela	Hindu	Devghat Chitwan, and whole region of Far western Nepal
Jan-Feb	Saraswoti Pooja	Hindu	All over Nepal
Jan-Feb	"Lhosar" Tibetan New year	Buddhist	All over Nepal
Feb-Mar	"Shivratri" Lord Shiva's birth Day	Hindu	Pashupatinath Kathmandu, all over the country
Mar-Apr	"Holi/Fagu" the color festival	Hindu	All over the country, specially Tharu people in Terai
Mar-Apr	"ChaiteDashain" male animal sacrifice Day	Hindu	All over the country
April	"Bisket Jatra" the Nepalese New Year Hindu	Hindu	Thimi, Bhaktapur
Apr-May	"Behedababa Mela"	Hindu	Chaumala, Kailali, Far western Nepal
Apr-May	"Rato Machhindranath Jatra"	Hindu	Newari society, Kathmandu valley
Apr-May	"Buddha Jayanti" Lord Buddha's birthday	Buddhist/Hindu	Swayambhunath, Kathmandu
Apr-May	"Mata Tirtha Aunsi" Mother's Day	Hindu	Kathmandu
April	"Dumje Festival"	Buddhist	Junbesi village, Solu
Jul-Aug	"Nag Panchami" honor of snakes	Hindu	All over the country
Jul-Aug	"JanaiPurnima" Sacred thread	Hindu/Buddhist	Specially in Dudh Pokhari Manang, Muktinath Mustang
Jul-Aug	"Gai Jatra" Cow festival	Hindu	Specially in Kathmandu valley
Aug-Sept	"KrishnaJanmastami" lord Krishna's Birth Day	Hindu	All over the country
Aug-Sept.	"Gawara" The wish making Day	Hindu	Only in Far western Nepal
Aug-Sept	"Teej" women's wish making day	Hindu	All over the country
Aug-Sept	"Gunla Parva" Five Offerings festival	Buddhist	Swyambunath, Kathmandu Valley
Aug-Sept	"Gokarna Aunsi" Father's Day	Hindu	Kathmandu valley
Aug-Sept	"Yertung" the horse racing festival	Buddhist	Muktinath and Lomanthang, Mustang
Sept-Oct	"Indra Jatra" accomplishment of monsoon	Hindu	Kathmandu valley
Oct-Nov	"Dashain" biggest festival of Nepal	Hindu	Whole country, specially in Far west Nepal
Oct-Nov	"Tihar" light festival, 2nd biggest	Hindu	Whole country
Oct-Nov	"Jaant Festival" gathering of all gods	Hindu	Far west Nepal
Oct-Nov	"Mani Rimdu" festival of victory	Buddhist	Chiwang, Thami and Tengboche monasteries in Khumbu region
Nov-Dec	"Biwaha Panchami" marriage of Sita to lord Ram, Nepalese & Indian	Hindus	Janakpur

Village Tour can be the best idea to experience the unique Nepalese culture where the religious & ritual ceremonies and wonder of customs can be experienced very closely.