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Chhath Puja in Ireland 2026
Chhath Puja 2026: Sunday, 15 November 2026
Chhath Puja 2026 in Ireland is on Sunday, 15 November 2026. 1 Chhath Puja event is listed below.
The Bihar Jharkhand Association of Ireland keeps Chhath Mahaparv in Dublin, at a lakeside or a riverbank arranged with the council, with the evening arghya on the day and the sunrise one the next morning.
Chhath Puja events in Ireland1 listed
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What Chhath Puja is
The sun festival of Bihar, Jharkhand, eastern Uttar Pradesh and Nepal, six days after Diwali: a thirty-six-hour fast and offerings to the setting and the rising sun, standing in the water.
Chhath honours Surya and Chhathi Maiya over four days: Nahay Khay, a bath and a simple meal; Kharna, a dayβs fast broken with kheer at dusk; Sandhya Arghya, the evening offering to the setting sun from the ghat, standing in the river; and Usha Arghya, the same at sunrise, after which the fast of thirty-six hours ends. It is kept without priests, by the women of the family, with thekua, fruit and sugarcane in bamboo baskets.
If it is your first one in Ireland
- The evening arghya is at sunset and the morning one before sunrise β in a northern November that is about 4.30pm and 7.45am; dress for cold water.
- Bring fruit, sugarcane and thekua for the basket; the association will say where the ghat is and whether the water is open to stand in.
Questions people ask
- When is Chhath Puja 2026 in Ireland?
- Chhath Puja 2026 falls on Sunday, 15 November 2026. It is not a public holiday in Ireland, so the community celebrates on the weekends around it β 1 event is listed on this page, each with its own date.
- Where can I celebrate Chhath Puja in Ireland?
- The Bihar Jharkhand Association of Ireland keeps Chhath Mahaparv in Dublin, at a lakeside or a riverbank arranged with the council, with the evening arghya on the day and the sunrise one the next morning.
- Can non-Indians go to Chhath Puja events in Ireland?
- Yes. Almost every community event is open to everyone and runs in English; temple and gurdwara celebrations welcome visitors too β dress modestly, and cover your head in a gurdwara.
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