The New Year’s resolution means promising yourself to start doing something good or stop doing something bad on the first day of the year. Why the first day of the year? Why not every day? Buddhism teaches us to develop love and kindness so that we can be a true friend to all beings, including our self. To be the self on the inside that we want others to see on the outside. Daily. Not once a year.

Nepal celebrates 9 New Years due to its deeply ingrained traditions followed by more than 60 ethnic groups. They are all celebrated, but Nepal Sambat is considered the “National New Year”, bringing unity in the midst of great linguistic, cultural and historical diversity.