The Tibetan New Year – Losar – will be here before you know it and we want to offer you a “how-to” guide for some of the major new year traditions and dishes. The first day of Losar in 2013 will fall on February 11. By the Tibetan calendar, this will be the first [...]
Nyi-Shu-Gu Traditions: Out with the Old
November 25, 2012 By Leave a Comment
We continue our series of posts on traditions related to Losar, Tibetan New Year, with a deeper look at the rituals that take place in the closing days of the outgoing year. Two weeks ago we offered a vegetarian recipe for guthuk, the special noodle soup that is the highlight of nyi-shu-gu, the eve [...]
Know your Tibetan Holidays
June 29, 2012 By 7 Comments
Calendar of Major Tibetan Festivals and Holidays 2012 Tibetan: 2139 Water Dragon 2013 Tibetan: 2140 Water Snake 2014 Tibetan: 2141 Wood Horse Losar (New Year) The largest Tibetan festival, celebrated by all. Losar starts on the 1st day of the 1st month of the Tibetan Calendar, and lasts 3 to 15 days. On the [...]
Your Insider’s Guide to Losar Eating — Part 2
February 17, 2012 By 5 Comments
This is the second of a two-part series on Tibetan New Year food traditions. In part one, we explored the traditions of the days leading up to Losar, including the preparation of Losar cookies (khapsay), the Eve of Losar Eve’s soup (guthuk), and the chemar bo. In part two we will look at the Losar holidays [...]
Open your Generous Heart — Create a Losar Shrine
February 5, 2012 By 16 Comments
As you probably know, the Tibetan New Year — Losar — is coming up. On February 13, 2013 Tibetans will celebrate the start of the year 2140, a male water Snake year in the Tibetan calendar. [Note: This blog post was written in 2012. The date of Losar in other years will be different. See [...]
