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Province 5 announces two days of holidays on Maghe Sakranti

Butwal, January 6

The Province 5 government has announced two days of holiday for the upcoming Maghe Sakranti (Maghi) festival.

A meeting the province’s council of ministers took the decision, said government spokesperson Baijanath Chaudhary. The news comes as the government scrapped the national holiday for the festival saying it was unnecessary.

Province 5 is home to a large population of Tharus, for whom Maghi is the biggest festival of the year. Maghe Sakranti is being observed on January 15.

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