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Tibet winter travel tips
(chinadaily.com.cn)
Updated: 2006-09-26 17:15
The main food in Tibet in winter is meat. Famous local snacks include
Shouzhua Yangrou (mutton eaten with the hands), roasted sheep intestines
and dried meat.
Festivals falling in winter time
Winter is a festive season in Tibet. For Tibet winter travelers, festival
celebrations are another attraction. So here is a list of Tibetan
festivals that fall in winter.
Tibetan New Year celebrations. [Photo by baidu.com]
*Gongbu Festival, Nyingchi
Falling on October 1 according to the Tibetan calendar (in November or
December according to the Gregorian calendar), this festival is
celebrated to commemorate soldiers dying in wars protecting Tibetans from
invaders in the old days. Activities include dancing, horseracing and
fair markets.
*Xiannv Festival (fairy festival)
Also called the Tianmu Festival (heaven mother festival), the Xiannv
Festival falls on October 15 according to the Tibetan calendar and is
considered the festival for Tibetan women. Religious celebrations are
held throughout Tibet.
*Randeng Festival (lamp lighting festival)
Falling on October 25 according to the Tibetan calendar, the Randeng
Festival is celebrated to commemorate a great Tibetan reformer, Zongkaba.
Celebration activities include lighting ghee lights and singing religious
songs.
*Qugui Festival (ghost driving festival)
Falling on December 29 according to the Tibetan calendar, the Qugui
Festival is celebrated to welcome the New Year. Grand Tiaoshen activities
such as praying for good fortune the next year and household cleanings
are held.
*Zanglinian (Tibetan new year)
Falling on January 1 according to the Tibetan calendar, Zanglinian is the
most important festival in Tibet. People start preparing for Zanglinian
at the beginning of December according to the Tibetan calendar. People
prepare tsamba, fried kernels and Renshenguo (a kind of tonic fruit in
Tibet). On New Year's Eve, people present the prepared food to images of
Buddha. On the first day of the New Year, the first thing to do is to
take a barrel of water home from the river, the first barrel of water in
the new year is lucky water. On the second day, relatives and friends
begin to visit each other.
*Suyou Huadenghui (ghee lamp festival)
Falling on January 15 according to the Tibetan calendar, Suyou Huadenghui
is celebrated by monastery worship in the daytime and the Barkhor Street
lamp festival at night. There will be shelves of lamps representing
various colorful images such as gods, birds, flowers and trees. Tourists
can also enjoy a puppet show.
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