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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:festival
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gptkbp:activity
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family gatherings
cleaning homes
decorating homes
rituals
offering prayers
visiting monasteries
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gptkbp:calendar
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gptkb:Tibetan_calendar
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gptkbp:celebratedIn
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gptkb:Bhutan
gptkb:Nepal
gptkb:Tibet
gptkb:Bhutanese_people
gptkb:Sherpa_people
Tibetan people
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gptkbp:date
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varies (usually February or March)
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gptkbp:duration
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15 days
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gptkbp:features
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firecrackers
lighting lamps
visiting relatives and friends
singing and dancing
exchange of gifts
offerings to deities
butter sculptures
masked dances
recitation of mantras
incense burning
prayer flags
making torma (ritual cakes)
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gptkbp:festival
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first 3 days
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Losar (Tibetan New Year)
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gptkbp:marking
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beginning of Tibetan New Year
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gptkbp:observedBy
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Tibetan diaspora
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gptkbp:origin
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gptkb:pre-Buddhist_Bon_traditions
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gptkbp:preparationsBegin
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before the new year
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gptkbp:publicHolidayIn
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gptkb:Bhutan
gptkb:Nepal
gptkb:Tibet
parts of India (Sikkim, Ladakh, Arunachal Pradesh)
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gptkbp:relatedTo
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gptkb:Chinese_New_Year
gptkb:Tsagaan_Sar
gptkb:Lhosar
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gptkbp:religion
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gptkb:Buddhism
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gptkbp:significance
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renewal and purification
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gptkbp:symbol
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gptkb:wind_horse_(Lungta)
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gptkbp:traditionalDrink
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chang
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gptkbp:traditionalFood
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gptkb:khapse
guthuk
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Lamaism
gptkb:Tibetan_Buddhist_monks
gptkb:Nyatri_Tsenpo
gptkb:Namdroling_Monastery
gptkb:Prayer_flags
gptkb:Tibetan_astrology
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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6
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