Sherpas and Tibetans welcome their New Year with feasts, family visits and dancing. Families done their finest clothes and jewelry and exchange gifts. Buddhist monks offer prayers for good health and prosperity, and perform dances at the monasteries. Colorful prayer flags decorate streets and rooftops; the colors seem especially brilliant at the Boudha and Swyambhu stupas. Crowds of celebrants at Boudhha bring in the New Year by throwing tsampa (roasted barley flour) into the air.
Festival held in: Magh Nepali month/Jan-Feb
Places to Observe this festival: Boudhanath, Swambhunath, Kathmandu and northern region of Nepal
Festival held in: Magh Nepali month/Jan-Feb
Places to Observe this festival: Boudhanath, Swambhunath, Kathmandu and northern region of Nepal
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