The Nepal Calendar Determination Committee has clarified that there will be no celebration of Tihar on Friday (November 1) although it is a new moon day as per the lunar calendar.    
Issuing a press statement, the committee said that Laxmi Puja, which was supposed to be held on the new moon day, was performed on Thursday evening while Gai Puja will be performed on Saturday.    
Chairman of the Committee, Prof. Shree Krishna Adhikari, said that such patterns in the calendar (Tithi) happen at an interval of some years and the festival of Tihar, which is generally observed for five days, has been extended for six days this year due to the same shift in the calendar.    
The festival of Tihar this year began on Tuesday and  will conclude on Sunday (November 3) after the Bhaitika celebration, as per the lunar calendar.