Prithvi Jayanti
पृथ्वी जयन्ती
Public holidayNational days
Dates
| 2083 BS | 11 Jan 2027 (27 Poush 2083 BS) · in 91 days | Official holiday list source |
| 2084 BS | 27th day of the Nepali month Pausha — date to be announced | Date to be announced |
When: 27th day of the Nepali month Pausha (Wikipedia)
Prithvi Jayanti (Nepali: पृथ्वी जयन्ती, lit. 'Birthday of Prithvi Narayan Shah'; also known as the Nepal Ekikaran Diwas (Nepali: नेपाल एकीकरण दिवस, lit. 'Unity Day') is a holiday annually celebrated on 11 January to commemorate the birth of King Prithvi Narayan Shah, who was the first king of unified Nepal. In the mid-18th century, he set out to unify the small kingdoms which would become present-day Nepal. During the observance, many people add a garland to statues of Shah, participate in the parades, and remember his contribution to Nepal. Prithvi Jayanti was celebrated as a public holiday from 1951 until its abolishment in 2006. However, some local governments in Gorkha District and Nuwakot District have declared Prithvi Jayanti to be a public holiday. In 2023, after 16 years, the central government in Nepal declared it a national holiday.
नेपालीमा
पृथ्वी जयन्ती, जसलाई नेपाल एकीकरण दिवस वा राष्ट्रिय एकता दिवस पनि भनिन्छ, अखण्ड नेपालका पहिलो राजा पृथ्वीनारायण शाहको जन्मको सम्झनामा हरेक वर्ष पुस २७ गते मनाइने एक दिवस हो। १८औँ शताब्दीको मध्यतिर पृथ्वीनारायण शाहले स–साना राज्यहरूलाई एकीकरण गर्ने प्रयास गरेका थिए जसले अहिलेको नेपाल बनेको थियो। यस अवसरमा धेरैले शाहको शालिकमा माल्यार्पण गर्ने, परेडमा सहभागी हुने र नेपालका लागि उनले पुर्याएको योगदानको स्मरण गर्ने गर्दछन्। वि.सं २००४ देखि वि.सं २०६२ सम्म पृथ्वी जयन्तीको उन्मूलन नहुञ्जेलसम्म सार्वजनिक बिदाको रूपमा मनाइँदै आएको थियो। गोरखा र नुवाकोट जिल्लाका केही स्थानीय तहले पृथ्वी जयन्तीमा सार्वजनिक बिदा दिने गरेका छन्। यसलाई सार्वजनिक बिदाका रूपमा पुनःस्थापित गर्न पनि माग गरिएको छ। पुष्पकमल दाहाल नेतृत्वको नेपाल सरकारले पृथ्वी जयन्तीको अवसरमा विक्रम सम्वत् २०७९ सालमा सार्वजनिक विदा दिएको थियो।
Observed by: Nepal
Celebrations
Prithvi Narayan Shah was born on 11 January 1723 (Bikram Sambat: 27 Poush 1779) in Gorkha Palace, Gorkha District, Nepal. During Prithvi Jayanti, high officials including the Chief of Army Staff, the President of Nepal, and the Prime Minister of Nepal remember Shah's contribution to Nepal. The people who participate in parades chant slogans praising Prithvi Narayan Shah. Quotes from Divyopadesh, a collection of teachings of Shah, are also chanted. The statues of Shah throughout Nepal are garlanded. The Nepali Army organises a unification torch rally from the birthplace of Shah in Gorkha which concludes after reaching the capital, Kathmandu, on 11 January. Other programs are also organised throughout Nepal. In December 2021, a committee representing the Nepal Academy, the Nepal Academy of Music and Drama, and the Nepal Academy of Fine Arts and Cultural Corporation was formed to celebrate the 300th Prithvi Jayanti in 2022. On 9 January, the committee will organise a book and painting exhibition, next day there will be a talk program, and on the last day on 11 January, there will be cultural processions and program.
