What festivals do Tibetans have?

1. The Snowdon Festival is one of the important festivals for Tibetans in Tibet. It is held on July 1 day every year for four or five days. Xuedun Festival is a Tibetan translation, which means "yogurt feast", so Xuedun Festival is interpreted as a festival for drinking yogurt. According to the regulations of Gelug Sect of Tibetan Buddhism (Yellow Sect), the menstrual period is forbidden from June 15 to July 30 every year in the Tibetan calendar. In order to avoid stepping on insects, lamas in temples and monasteries are not allowed to go out, and they can only go down the mountain after lifting the ban on July 30. When the Lama went down the mountain, farmers and herdsmen took out yogurt to offer sacrifices, forming the Snowdon Festival.

2. The Buddha's Birthday Festival held in Tashilhunpo Temple in the Tibetan calendar of Shigatse, Tibet every May. Tashilhunpo (Tibetan transliteration "Auspicious Xumishan Mountain") Temple is the fourth largest temple of Gelug Sect of Lamaism (Yellow Sect). At the foot of Mount Nisai Ri in Shigatse, Tibet, is where the Panchen Lama lives in Tin.

3. Praying for the New Year Festival is the biggest activity in Tibetan areas, which is not only a large-scale religious activity, but also a folk festival. The Tibetan name is "Morangchebo". There are two kinds of grand activities in Tibetan areas in this area. One is the Gelug Prayer Festival; One is the primitive Tibetan religion, Running Festival. These two prayer festivals are the same. They are held twice a year, once on June 15th of the lunar calendar and once on the first to third day of the first lunar month. The prayer festival in January is bigger than that in summer.

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When visiting a Tibetan family, the host must first respect the guests' highland barley wine. Guests should first dip a little wine into the sky with their ring fingers for three times in a row to show their sacrifice to the sky, the earth and their ancestors, then take a sip, and the host will fill it up in time and drink it three times. He needs a toast when he fills it for the fourth time. Otherwise, the host will be unhappy and think the guest is impolite or look down on him.

When the guest enters the room and sits down, the host will pour butter tea to show respect for the guest. Only when the host holds his hands in front of him can the guests take it and drink it. Never serve it yourself. Sit cross-legged when seated; When accepting gifts, you should pick them up with both hands; When giving gifts, bow your head and raise your hands above your head; When offering tea and toasting, offer it with both hands and don't put your fingers in the bowl.

When drinking tea, guests must wait for the host to bring the tea to them before reaching for it, otherwise it will be considered impolite. Pay attention to eating when you are full, don't chew aloud, don't drink aloud, and don't be picky about food. When entertaining guests with mutton, a piece of meat with a tail at the lower part of the sheep's spine is the most expensive, so it should be given to the most respected guests.

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