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 6 Comments
As you probably know, the Tibetan New Year — Losar — is coming up. On February 22, 2012 Tibetans will celebrate the start of the year 2139, a male water dragon year in the Tibetan calendar. Last week, a reader posted on our Tibetan Culture Facebook page that she’d love to learn how to set [...]
