Road trip tip: While the Southwest offers the most famous scenery, don't neglect the start of the route in Illinois. Jensen recommends the town of Pontiac, home to two great stops, the Route 66 Association Hall of Fame & Museum and the Pontiac Oakland Auto Museum, a memorable tribute to the car brands. pontiac.org.
Tihar â The Festival of Lights. There is something about the celebrations of Tihar in Nepal which make it truly special. Also known as the â Festival of Lights â, all houses in the cities and villages are decorated with dozens of lit oil lamps which gives them a glittering appearance at night.ihar â The Festival of Lights. There is something about the celebrations of Tihar in Nepal which make it truly special. Also known as the â Festival of Lights â, all houses in the cities and villages are decorated with dozens of lit oil lamps which gives them a glittering appearance at night.
Nepal celebrates nine different new years in different times of year. Baishak 1st falls in mid April. Please refer our page Nepali Calendar to read more about Bikram Sambat calendar. This year Baishak 1st coincides with 14th of April of English calendar. Nepal has more than 60 ethnic groups with their own unique culture and most of them have their own language. In other words Nepal is a live example of unity in diversity. People of different cast and culture live in Nepal. We all have our own New Year and we celebrate 9 different new years. We celebrate each of them with same zeal and enthusiasm. However, Baishakh 1st is regarded as national New Year, the countryâs official calendar year starts this day.