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Losar Tibetan New Year Traditions

How Tibetans Celebrate Losar–New Year?

Published on February 15, 2018 | in Celebration, Losar, Tibetan Culture By |

Wishing you all a Happy Losar. Losar is the Tibetan New Year. It’s the year of the dog. The holiday mixes both sacred and secular rituals. From a cultural perspective, Losar is like Christmas for Westerners, except Tibet’s New Year in Reb gong lasts 18 days. Year after year, we relish the rich heritage of […]

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Happy Losar 2016

Published on February 7, 2016 | in Losar, Tibetan Culture, Tibetan Tradition By |

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 […]

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5 Ways to Experience Losar Traditions

Published on January 26, 2016 | in Losar, Spirituality, Tibetan Culture, Tibetan Tradition By |

  While a house requires strong pillars to hold its structures one might say, a culture is formed based upon its long-standing traditions, beliefs, art, and customs. Festivals and rituals are windows into rich traditions of faraway lands. My journey home to the Tibetan plateau for 2015 Losar, Tibetan New Year, was a renewal of my […]

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Losar ལོ་གསར Festive Moments

Published on March 12, 2015 | in Losar, Spirituality, Tibetan Culture, Tibetan Tradition By |

  There are numerous Losar activities here on the Tibetan Plateau. May it be gathering for tea, steamy yak meat dumplings, butter sculpture, altar ornaments, or Bön practitioners performing dances. Sharing with you are pictures of some events that I’ve been blessed to be part of. I hope these visuals would bring you a sense […]

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Tibetan Losar Preparation: Amdo Bread

Published on February 17, 2015 | in Baking, Losar, Tibetan Food, Tibetan Tradition By |

UPDATED with more details about Losar, July 2, 2016. It’s exciting to be back home in Rebgong (Reb gong, Tongren)—the home still nearest and dearest to my heart, even after making a new home in the West. Returning to my roots for Losar, the Lunar New Year, is special. Traditionally, Losar falls on the first […]

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