How many public holidays is too many?

Nepal government often announces public holidays in an arbitrary and ad hoc fashion, adding to an already crowded calendar. Give us a break, say critics.

While addressing the meeting of Democracy Day’s main ceremony committee on February 7, Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal said that the government needs to ‘sharply decrease’ the number of public holidays in the country. Holidays in Nepal were already too many, he said.