Tibetan Festivals

The Tibetan lifestyle is exclusive on the globe. A Tibet trip is certain to be one of the most memorable encounters of your lifestyle. Below we have detailed the significant conventional Tibetan celebrations, so that you may better strategy your trip, as well as find out more about the Tibetan individuals.If you are interested in Tibetan Festivals, you can travel to Tibet at the time when these festivals come. 

Tibetan New Year

Date: Dec 28-29 (Tibetan Calendar)

The Tibetan New Season is the most essential event in the Tibetan schedule. Different places of Tibet enjoy the New Season in a different way, with Lhasa's celebrations being the most associate.

Butter Lantern Festival

Date: Jan 15 (Tibetan Calendar)

January Fifteenth  of the Tibetan schedule represents the near of the Tibetan New Season celebrations. On this day, individuals move to the wats to get rid of incense to praise the Buddha’s.

Sagar Dawa Festival

Date: In Apr, around Fifteenth (Tibetan Calendar)

Sagar Dawa symbolizes Apr in the Tibetan schedule. In Buddhism it is considered that Sakyamuni was created, became Buddha and passed away in Apr.  In and around Lhasa, this event is organized to praise the Buddha.

Shoton Festival of Lhasa

"Shoton" in Tibetan indicates "sour dairy banquet". As Tibetan operas are conducted and Buddha works of art are displayed presently, it is also known as the "Tibetan Safari Festival" or "Buddha Display Festival." The Shoton Festival typically begins with events of Buddha works of art. During this interval, Tibetan operas and event events are organized, as well as yak rushing and horseback riding skills shows. The Shoton Festival begins on the 30 day of the 6th 30 days according to Tibetan schedule (usu. later 50 percent of August) and continues five times.

Bathing Festival

Date: the first ten times of September (Tibetan Calendar)

The Showering Festival is organized in the first ten times of September, according to the Tibetan schedule. In Tibetan, this event is known as "Gamariji”, the Tibetan name for the earth Venus. It is so known as because the increasing of Venus in the sky alerts the starting of this event where Tibetans shower in waterways and ponds considered, at this unique time, to obtain benefits.

Ongkor Festival (Bumper Collect Festival)

Date: in Aug (Tibetan Calendar)

The Ongkor Festival is a conventional Tibetan harvest event organized in the gardening places of Tibet each Aug, according to Tibetan schedule.

Horse Racing Reasonable and Archery Festival

Date: between July and September (Tibetan Calendar)

Horse Racing and Archery Exhibitions are exclusive activities organized in the flatlands of Tibet. They are organized between July and September, according to the Tibetan schedule, when the pastures are abundant and the farm pets and cattle are powerful and powerful. While equine rushing happens yearly, huge activities happen only once every three decades. Events last several times, with the greatest ones long-lasting ten times or more. The most well known activities are the Kyagqen Horse Racing Art Festival of Nagqu and the Darma Festival of Gyangze.