KATHMANDU, May 25: The Newar community across the country including in the Kathmandu Valley is celebrating the Sithi Nakha festival today by worshiping the water sources such as wells, traditional water spouts, springs, ponds and taps.  Prior to the worshiping, such water sources were cleaned.

PHOTOS: Sweet Yomari

December 30, 2020 14:10 pm

KATHMANDU, Dec 30: Yomari Punhi, one of the major festivals celebrated by the Newar community, is being observed today.

KATHMANDU, July 19: Janku is a term applied to a particular Newari tradition in which a cultural ceremony is performed when Newari people reach certain ages.

Why Newars are raging

June 26, 2019 08:30 am

Newars will not easily give up the fight and will clearly protest until the badly drafted Guthi Bill is completely scrapped or totally rewritten in collaboration with Newar stakeholders

KATHMANDU, June 8: The Newar community is observing the Sithi Nakha festival today as per time-honored tradition.

KATHMANDU, Dec 22: Yomari Punhi and Udhauli festivals are being observed across the country on Saturday.

BHAKTAPUR, March 22: We all know that Bhaktapur is one of the oldest Newar cities. According to national census 2011, the total population of Bhaktapur Municipality is 83,658, belonging to Newari community. Nevertheless, the efforts of making Nepal Bhasa popular here has not been successful as expected.

Flutes that are usually played in every traditional ceremony of the Newar community have become a commercial product now. Madhyapur, Thimi-based Nikosera Flute Group in Bhaktapur is touted to be the first commercial flute group.