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Happy Losar 2016

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Wishing all Tibetans and friends a very happy Losar 2016.

ལོ་གསར་བཀྲ་ཤིས་བདེ་ལེགས།

 

Below are links to a few stories and pictures that will transport you to the Tibetan plateau and to experience the ancient traditions of Losar (Lo sar, the Tibetan New Year).

Visual feast during Losar preparation:

During Losar preparation, you only need to take a five-minute walk to learn much about the festival and to perceive a variety of cultural expressions. Tibetan families display visual feasts that are almost surreal to look at; Behold and marvel at the ambiance […]

Losar food, Tibetan bread, Tibetan treats, altar offerings, Tibetan traditions
Deep-fried pastries reserved for celebrations and Losar, the Tibetan New Year across the plateau. When you see these golden tartlets piled up, you know something significant is happening at that house.

 

Spiritual offerings on Losar Eve:

Holy offerings are a big part of wrapping up the year and welcoming an auspicious new year. Have you seen an image of a deity or how Tibetans honor the mountain gods? Here is your chance to experience the ancient rituals […]

Losar Festival Moments in Rebgong or Reb gong:

A variety of visual expressions from Losar will offer a sense of celebration and tradition for your enjoyment. May it be gathering for tea, steamy yak meat dumplings, butter sculpture, altar ornaments, Bön practitioners performing dances, and something terribly adorable that you cannot miss: Experience Losar festival moments that you will not forget anytime soon […]

ལུས་ཕུང་བདེ་ཐང་ཡོང་བ་དང་བསམ་དོན་འགྲུབ་པའི་བཀྲ་ཤིས་ཤོག །

 

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I was born and raised on the Tibetan plateau. And I sing and dance with the utensils in my kitchen, while remembering and storytelling in my mind. Consulting in the realm of user experience (UX) design now based in Madison, WI, US, I’m blessed with the positive responses to my design contributions in the field and winning several awards. Growing up in the mountains of Rebgong (རེབ་གོང། Rebkong, Tongren), a cultural hub, I learned the art of making comfort food and the essence of what it takes to make juicy yak meat dumplings that will splash in your mouth while the delicate wrapper stays perfectly intact. And no one trained me better in cooking than my beloved late grandmother, Sonam. My love of cooking fresh meals daily, gardening and storytelling has continued to this day. And my friends here in the West are continually fascinated with my rich heritage, the dishes I cook, and the stories I share. “Beyond Her Kitchen” is where I celebrate Tibetan culture through food and stories, honoring disadvantaged women & girls. Continue reading at: https://beyondherkitchen.com/meet-jolma

3 Comments

  1. Wishing you a very happy Losar too! I’m enjoying your blog so much. Thank you for sharing your amazing culture.

    • Hello Kate,
      Thank you for the Losar wishes and riding along with me in celebrating Tibetan culture through food and stories.
      Jolma

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