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Showing posts with label Losar. Show all posts
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Friday, May 13, 2011

[Tibet] Losar, The Tibetan New year Festival


Losar
Losar is the Tibetan word for "new year." loholds the semantic field "year, age"; sarholds the semantic field "new, fresh". Losar is the most important holiday in Tibet. Losar is celebrated for 15 days, with the main celebrations on the first three days. On the first day of Losar, a beverage called changkol is made from