Losar
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Losar (Tibetan: ལོ་སར་, Wylie: lo-sar; "new year"[1]) also known as Tibetan New Year, is a festival in Tibetan Buddhism.[2] The holiday is celebrated on various dates depending on location (Tibet, Bhutan, Nepal, India) tradition.[3][4] The holiday is a new year's festival, celebrated on the first day of the lunisolar Tibetan calendar, which corresponds to a date in February or March in the Gregorian calendar.[1] In 2024, the new year commenced on 10 February and celebrations ran until the 12th of the same month. It also commenced the Year of the Male Wood Dragon.
Losar | |
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Also called | Tibetan New Year Losar |
Observed by | Tibetans, Bhutanese, Ladakhis, Nepalese, Monpa, worldwide Tibetan Buddhists |
Type | Tibetan culture, Tibetan Buddhist, New year |
Frequency | Annual |
Related to | Galdan Namchot, Losoong, Gyalpo Lhosar, Tamu Lhosar, Sonam Lhosar, Mangfu other lunisolar new year festivals in Asia |
The variation of the festival in Nepal is called Lhosar and is observed about eight weeks earlier than the Tibetan Losar.[5]