On the occasion of the New Year 2026, various programs have been organized to welcome the New Year in places such as Thamel and Bouddha in Kathmandu, where there is a large presence of foreigners, and in places outside the valley, including Pokhara and Sauraha.
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According to the Gregorian calendar, the new year of the Christian era, 2026, has begun today. It is called the Gregorian calendar because it was started by the priest Gregorian from the year of the birth of Jesus Christ.
On the occasion of the New Year 2026, those who follow this calendar exchange greetings with each other today. It is said that the Gregorian calendar is based on the solar month only. Its critics have even said that the calendar is not scientific on the same basis.
Dr. Shastradatta Pant, who is involved in the study and research of various calendars, says that although it is not as scientific as BS, which started from the Vedic period by coordinating the solar month and the lunar month, the influence of BS is currently becoming global. A year of 365 days, 6 hours, 49 minutes and 6 seconds is made, but since the units of hours, minutes and seconds, which are smaller than a day, affect the calculation, it is not mentioned.
To manage it, an extra month has been arranged in three years in the BS calendar. Dr. Pant said that even though attempts have been made to manage it in the form of a 'lipier' in the CE calendar, there has been no consensus in Western countries. Recently, the trend of celebrating the English New Year with joy has been increasing in Nepal as well.
On the occasion of the New Year 2026, various programs are being organized in Thamel, Bouddha in Kathmandu, and places outside the valley, including Pokhara and Sauraha, where there is a large presence of foreigners.
