Nepal Sambat
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Nepal Sambat is a traditional lunar-solar calendar of the Newar people of Nepal, historically used for cultural, religious, and ceremonial purposes.
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Newar cultural heritage
ⓘ
lunisolar calendar ⓘ |
| alsoFollows | solar year ⓘ |
| associatedWithReligion |
Buddhism
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hinduism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| calendarFamily | South Asian lunisolar calendars ⓘ |
| calendarType | lunisolar ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Nepal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
marker of Newar identity
ⓘ
used in traditional Newar art and manuscripts ⓘ |
| ethnicGroupAssociated | Newar people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| follows | lunar months ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
nakshatra
ⓘ
tithi ⓘ |
| hasCulturalRole | organizing annual festival calendar in Newar society ⓘ |
| hasLeapMonth | intercalary month ⓘ |
| hasMonthType | lunar month ⓘ |
| hasScope | local and regional use in Nepal ⓘ |
| primaryUse |
ceremonial purposes
ⓘ
cultural purposes ⓘ religious purposes ⓘ |
| region | Himalayan region ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Gregorian calendar
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Vikram Samvat NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | traditional calendar still in cultural use ⓘ |
| timeUnit |
day
ⓘ
month ⓘ year ⓘ |
| usedAlongside |
Bikram Samvat in Nepal
ⓘ
Gregorian calendar in Nepal ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Newar Buddhist communities
ⓘ
Newar Hindu communities NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
astrological calculations
ⓘ
festivals ⓘ rituals ⓘ traditional record-keeping ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Kathmandu Valley
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Newar community ⓘ Newar life-cycle rituals ⓘ Newar marriage ceremonies ⓘ Newar temple festivals ⓘ |
| writingSystem |
Devanagari script
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Newa script NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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