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Tibetan Festivals
Tibetan
people have their unique culture. A Tibet tour will be one of your most
unforgettable experiences in your life. Here we have listed the major
traditional Tibetan festivals below and you can learn about the
interesting things about Tibetan people.
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Tibetan New Year
Date: December 28-29 (Tibetan Calendar)
Tibetan New Year is the most significant festival in Tibet.
Different areas have different ways to celebrate it, with Lhasa the
most representative. (Click
here)
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Butter Lantern Festival
ate: January 15 (Tibetan Calendar)
January 15 of Tibetan calendar sees the last high tide of
celebrations of the Tibetan New Year. On this day, people go to
temples to burn incense to worship Buddhas. (Click
here)
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Sagar Dawa Festival
Date: In April, around 15th (Tibetan Calendar)
Sagar Dawa represents April in Tibetan calendar. Buddhism believes
that Sakyamuni was born, became Buddha and died in April, so the
Sagar Dawa Festival mainly focuses on worshipping Buddha in the
inner, middle and outer parts of Lhasa. (Click
here)
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Shoton Festival of Lhasa
"Shoton" in Tibetan means sour milk banquet. As Tibetan operas
are performed and Buddha paintings are exhibited at this time, it is
also called "Tibetan Opera Festival" or "Buddha Exhibition
Festival." The traditional way of starting the Shoton Festival is to
show Buddha paintings. The main contents include Tibetan operas and
gala parties, as well as wonderful yak racing and horsemanship
display. The Shoton Festival starts on the 30th day of the 6th month
according to Tibetan calendar (usu. later half of August) and lasts
five days. (Click
here)
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Bathing Festival
Date: the first ten days of July (Tibetan Calendar)
The Bathing Festival usually falls on the first ten days of July
according to Tibetan calendar. Lasting a week, it is also known as
the Bathing Week. In Tibetan it is called "Gamariji," meaning Qishan
star, or Venus. (Click
here)
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Ongkor Festival (Bumper Harvest Festival)
Date: in August (Tibetan Calendar)
The Ongkor Festival is an old festival in farming areas of Tibet
held in each August according to Tibetan calendar when all crops are
waiting for harvest. (Click
here)
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Horse Racing Fair and Archery Festival
Date: between June and July (Tibetan Calendar)
Horse Racing Fair is a unique festival in grazing area of Tibet. It
is usually held between June and July in Tibetan calendar, when the
pasture is lush and horses@and cows are stout and strong. The horse
racing is seen every year, but a large one is held every two or
three years. It will last several days, with the longest ones over
ten days. The most famous ones of them are the Kyagqen Horse Racing
Art Festival of Nagqu and Darma Festival of Gyangze. (Click
here)
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