What festivals do Tibetans celebrate?

The Tibetans are a nation with many festivals. According to the Tibetan calendar, there are more than 100 festivals, large and small, in a year. There are festivals almost every month. The content and form of the festivals are rich and colorful, including sacrifices. , farming, commemoration, celebration, social entertainment and many other projects. The main festivals are:

1. Tibetan New Year

Tibetans call the New Year "Losa". In ancient Tibetan calendar years, wheat ripening or wheat harvesting was the beginning of the year, which was in summer and autumn. The Tibetan New Year is equivalent to the Spring Festival of the Han people and is the biggest festival of the year. Starting from the middle of December in the Tibetan calendar, people prepare festive items for eating, wearing and using during the New Year. Thousands of farmers and herdsmen flock to Lhasa to buy various New Year goods. This is the busiest season of the year in Lhasa.

2. Sagadawa Festival

April 15th is the Tibetan Sagadawa Festival. There are two theories about it: one is to commemorate the day when Sakyamuni became enlightened; the other is to commemorate the day when Princess Wencheng arrived in Lhasa. On this day, religious commemorative activities are held all over Tibet. Some Tibetan people in Yunnan also go to Mount Damo in Weixi County to worship, and there is a "Zhuan Ge La" (circling the mountain) ceremony.

3. Wangguo Festival

Wangguo Festival is one of the traditional festivals of the Tibetan people in Tibet. The festival lasts from one to three days. Every July, when the grain harvest is in sight, Tibetans go around the fields carrying scriptures to wish for a good harvest. Activities such as horse racing, archery, and artistic performances are also held.

4. Shoton Festival

Shoton Festival is a traditional Tibetan festival that originated in the mid-11th century AD. The Tibetan word "Xue" means "yoghurt" and "Dun" means "banquet". The Shoton Festival is the Yogurt Festival, which is held every June 30 in the Tibetan calendar and lasts for four or five days. According to Buddhist regulations, monks are prohibited from going out for a certain period of time. In summer, when the term expires at the end of June in the Tibetan calendar, monks leave the temple and go down the mountain, and the lay people give alms with yogurt. ?

Fifth, Bai Lai Rizhui Festival

October 15th in the Tibetan calendar is the annual traditional Tibetan festival - Bai Lai Rizhui, which is the "Auspicious Heavenly Mother Festival".

To celebrate the "Heavenly Mother's Day", women dress up deliberately on this day and burn incense and pray in front of the statue of Bai Lazam. Since ancient times, Tibet has had the custom of giving alms to juniors, monks and children, regardless of whether they are rich or poor. Children are the happiest on this day and ask their parents for their holiday pocket money early in the morning.

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