The Losar festival marks the beginning of New Year in Ladakh / Tibet and is considered as the most important festival of the region. During this festival of Ladakh Buddhist religious offering made before their deities in national shrines or Gompas. A potpourri of cultural events, the ancient rituals and traditional performances are also held during the festival. You can enjoy a good fight stage between good and evil, singing with flaming torches and giving way to the crowd, dancing deer ibex, battles between kings and ministers and more. There is loud music accompanied with dancing, dinner celebration with family and friends and the joy unreservedly all. Each year, the date and location of the festival change.
History Losar Festival:
The Losar festival dates back to pre-Buddhist Bon was Tibet.Historically, the Buddhist festival of Losar is celebrated around the time of the winter solstice, but Ladakh follows a different set of rules when it comes to them holding their festival Losar. There is an interesting story that is at the root of the Losar celebrations in Ladakh. King Jamyang Namgyal, just before leaving on an expedition against the Baltistan forces in winter are advised not to drive a shipment before the new year. To solve the problem, maintaining the relationship advice that pre-poned the New Year celebrations in Ladakh for two months. This was established as a tradition, and since then Losar is celebrated on 1st of each year (according to the lunar calendar) .During this ceremony eleventh month people offer a considerable amount of incense to propitiate the local gods and spirits . Later, this ceremony became an annual Buddhist festival which most likely began during the reign of King Tibetan ninth, I could Gungyal.
Losar
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Preparations for the Festival:
Long before the actual date of the most awaited festival premises dealing in all types of preparations. Careful preparation, along with the appropriate tests for performances during the holidays begin seriously. People start cleaning their houses discarding unused materials and old for all the bad omens of life and preserve the welfare and prosperity of family members is guaranteed. There are bright and colorful decorations everywhere and sumptuous offerings called "Lama Losar 'are made.
How parties are developed:
On the day of the feast of the very early morning monks belonging to Namgyal Monastery make religious offerings Palden Lhamo Goddess, who is considered to be the supreme authority of Dharma protectors. With the Dalai Lama wearing each viewer joins the prayers of the ceremony and the supply and the monks of the monastery of Palden Lhamo singing invocation.
On the second day of Losar is called King a meeting is held within the Hall of Excellence of Samsara and Nirvana. His Holiness and the government welcome the dignitaries and exchange greetings with them. Representatives from countries like China, Nepal, Bhutan, India, Mongolia and elsewhere attend the celebrations.
From the third day of the monks and local people begin celebration and join the festivities with gay abandon. Dances are held in Buddhist monasteries and people go on a great number of these monasteries to offer prayers. All shops are closed and people take to the streets festooned with colorful prayer flags. The locals celebrate the day with special meat and local Chang beer flows freely.
The festival dates and duration:
This popular and vibrant festival is held during the months of January to March. The dates are fixed according to the lunar calendar. In 2014 the festival was held from February 31 to March 2.
Historically, the Buddhist festival of Losar is celebrated around the time of the winter solstice, but Ladakh follows a different set of rules when it comes to them holding their festival of Losar. There is an interesting story that is at the root of the Losar celebrations in Ladakh. King Jamyang Namgyal, just before leaving on an expedition against the Baltistan forces in winter are advised not to drive a shipment before the new year. To solve the problem, maintaining the relationship advice that pre-poned the New Year celebrations in Ladakh for two months. This was established as a tradition, and since then Losar is celebrated on the 1st day of the eleventh month each year (according to the lunar calendar).
During the day, the entire Ladakh rejoices in festive colors. Dances are held in Buddhist monasteries and people go on a great number of these monasteries to offer prayers. All shops are closed and people take to the streets festooned with colorful prayer flags. The locals celebrate the day with special meat and local Chang beer flows freely.
I was in Leh, when the celebrations held in Leh Ladakh, 2011. The day the entire market of Leh was decorated with banners and prayer flags. On the day of Losar, all the locals came to his traditional clothes and boy did they become large quantities. If I remember correctly, all the way to Leh market was crowded. There was a stage in the middle of the market, where popular Bollywood songs and Ladakhi were interpreted by a group of artists. It is certainly fun to be in Leh during Losar festival.
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History Losar Festival:
The Losar festival dates back to pre-Buddhist Bon was Tibet.Historically, the Buddhist festival of Losar is celebrated around the time of the winter solstice, but Ladakh follows a different set of rules when it comes to them holding their festival Losar. There is an interesting story that is at the root of the Losar celebrations in Ladakh. King Jamyang Namgyal, just before leaving on an expedition against the Baltistan forces in winter are advised not to drive a shipment before the new year. To solve the problem, maintaining the relationship advice that pre-poned the New Year celebrations in Ladakh for two months. This was established as a tradition, and since then Losar is celebrated on 1st of each year (according to the lunar calendar) .During this ceremony eleventh month people offer a considerable amount of incense to propitiate the local gods and spirits . Later, this ceremony became an annual Buddhist festival which most likely began during the reign of King Tibetan ninth, I could Gungyal.
Losar
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Preparations for the Festival:
Long before the actual date of the most awaited festival premises dealing in all types of preparations. Careful preparation, along with the appropriate tests for performances during the holidays begin seriously. People start cleaning their houses discarding unused materials and old for all the bad omens of life and preserve the welfare and prosperity of family members is guaranteed. There are bright and colorful decorations everywhere and sumptuous offerings called "Lama Losar 'are made.
How parties are developed:
On the day of the feast of the very early morning monks belonging to Namgyal Monastery make religious offerings Palden Lhamo Goddess, who is considered to be the supreme authority of Dharma protectors. With the Dalai Lama wearing each viewer joins the prayers of the ceremony and the supply and the monks of the monastery of Palden Lhamo singing invocation.
On the second day of Losar is called King a meeting is held within the Hall of Excellence of Samsara and Nirvana. His Holiness and the government welcome the dignitaries and exchange greetings with them. Representatives from countries like China, Nepal, Bhutan, India, Mongolia and elsewhere attend the celebrations.
From the third day of the monks and local people begin celebration and join the festivities with gay abandon. Dances are held in Buddhist monasteries and people go on a great number of these monasteries to offer prayers. All shops are closed and people take to the streets festooned with colorful prayer flags. The locals celebrate the day with special meat and local Chang beer flows freely.
The festival dates and duration:
This popular and vibrant festival is held during the months of January to March. The dates are fixed according to the lunar calendar. In 2014 the festival was held from February 31 to March 2.
Historically, the Buddhist festival of Losar is celebrated around the time of the winter solstice, but Ladakh follows a different set of rules when it comes to them holding their festival of Losar. There is an interesting story that is at the root of the Losar celebrations in Ladakh. King Jamyang Namgyal, just before leaving on an expedition against the Baltistan forces in winter are advised not to drive a shipment before the new year. To solve the problem, maintaining the relationship advice that pre-poned the New Year celebrations in Ladakh for two months. This was established as a tradition, and since then Losar is celebrated on the 1st day of the eleventh month each year (according to the lunar calendar).
During the day, the entire Ladakh rejoices in festive colors. Dances are held in Buddhist monasteries and people go on a great number of these monasteries to offer prayers. All shops are closed and people take to the streets festooned with colorful prayer flags. The locals celebrate the day with special meat and local Chang beer flows freely.
I was in Leh, when the celebrations held in Leh Ladakh, 2011. The day the entire market of Leh was decorated with banners and prayer flags. On the day of Losar, all the locals came to his traditional clothes and boy did they become large quantities. If I remember correctly, all the way to Leh market was crowded. There was a stage in the middle of the market, where popular Bollywood songs and Ladakhi were interpreted by a group of artists. It is certainly fun to be in Leh during Losar festival.
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