The 15th day of the first month of the Tibetan lunar calendar is known as "Lama Losar." It commemorates the day when Buddha gave his first teaching, and Tibetans celebrate it with various rituals and festivities.
Losar is a deeply religious festival for Tibetans. Tibetan people visit monasteries and temples, make offerings to the deities, and engage in prayer and meditation.
The first day of Losar is known as Lama Losar, during which people visit monasteries, make offerings, and pay respects to their spiritual leaders.
Every household must arrange a grain bucket called "Chemar", which is a mixture of fried wheat and ghee in a wooden box with colored patterns, green spikes and ghee flowers. Also soak a bowl of barley seeds in water to make them grow 3-10cm, and then, "Chemar" and the barley seeds are enshrined in the middle of the Buddhist altar, in good hopes for the next year’s harvest.
Elaborate butter sculptures are a common feature of Losar celebrations, often depicting religious figures and other auspicious motifs.

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1 Lhasa Airport/Train Station Pickup Hotel
2 Lhasa Potala Palace, Jokhang Temple, Barkhor Street Hotel
3 Lhasa Tibetan Village Family Visit, Tibetan New Year – Losar Festival, Lama Debating in Sera Monastery Hotel
4 Gyantse Yamdrok Yumtso Lake, Karola Glacier, Pelkhor Stupa Hotel
5 Shigatse Gyantse Dzong Castle Hotel
6 Lhasa Tashilhunpo Monastery Hotel
7 Lhasa Airport/Train Station Transfer /

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Losar, which means “New Year” in the Tibetan language, is the most popular and important festival in Tibet. All Tibetans will come back home for family reunions.

Losar is as important as Christmas in Western countries. It celebrates for 15 days, starting from the first to the 15th day of the first month in the Tibetan Calendar. The preparations for the New Year generally begin in the last month of the previous year. Apart from buying New Year’s supplies, households prepare a “Chemar” grain bucket filled with fried wheat and ghee, along with soaked barley seeds, which are then placed on the Buddhist altar to symbolize hopes for a prosperous harvest in the coming year.

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