Culture & Festivals — Practice Quiz (Set 5)By sushil / October 6, 2026 Culture & Festivals — Practice Quiz (Set 5) 10 questions · 15 minute time limit Start Quiz You can take this quiz as a guest. Log in first if you want it saved to your progress history. Which festival, celebrated mainly by the Newar community, marks the worship of young girls as living goddesses (Kumari) during a chariot procession? Indra Jatra Gai Jatra Yomari Punhi Bisket Jatra u2018Gai Jatrau2019 (Cow Festival), observed in the Kathmandu Valley, is traditionally held to commemorate what? Family members who died during the year The harvest season The new year Victory in battle Which ethnic community traditionally celebrates u2018Maghe Sankrantiu2019 as an especially significant festival marking the end of winter solstice? Tharu and various hill communities Only Newar community Only Sherpa community Only Madhesi community u2018Yomari Punhiu2019 is a Newar festival that primarily celebrates what? The harvest of rice and making yomari (rice-flour dumplings) The start of the Nepali new year The worship of serpents The end of the monsoon u2018Chhathu2019 festival, dedicated to the worship of the Sun god, is predominantly celebrated by which community in Nepal? Madhesi community of the Terai Sherpa community Newar community Gurung community The festival u2018Lhosaru2019, marking the new year for several Himalayan communities, is celebrated by which groups? Sherpa, Tamang, and Gurung communities Only Brahmin community Only Newar community Only Madhesi community u2018Bisket Jatrau2019, featuring a dramatic tug-of-war with a chariot, is a prominent festival of which city? Bhaktapur Pokhara Dharan Janakpur The festival u2018Sonam Lhosaru2019 is specifically the new year festival of which community? Tamang community Sherpa community Gurung community Newar community Which Tharu festival is celebrated to honor brothers, similar in spirit to Bhai Tika but observed separately by the Tharu community? Jitiya Maghi Dashain Teej u2018Udhauliu2019 and u2018Ubhauliu2019 are seasonal festivals of migration and harvest celebrated primarily by which community? Kirat (Rai and Limbu) communities Newar community Madhesi community Brahmin community Submit Quiz
