Tibetan New Year (Losar)

GPTKB entity

Statements (49)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:festival
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Losar
gptkbp:calendar gptkb:Tibetan_calendar
gptkbp:celebratedIn gptkb:Sherpa_people
gptkb:Ladakhi_people
gptkb:Tibetans
Bhutanese
gptkbp:customs family gatherings
cleaning homes
eating special foods
making offerings
religious rituals
gptkbp:date first day of the first month of the Tibetan calendar
gptkbp:duration 15 days
gptkbp:etymology 'Lo' means year, 'sar' means new
gptkbp:features exchanging gifts
burning incense
visiting monasteries
masked dances
prayer ceremonies
raising prayer flags
gptkbp:festival first three days
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Tibetan New Year (Losar)
gptkbp:language gptkb:Tibetan
gptkbp:observedBy Tibetan diaspora
Buddhist communities worldwide
gptkbp:origin gptkb:pre-Buddhist_Bon_traditions
gptkbp:publicHolidayIn gptkb:Bhutan
gptkb:Tibet
India (Ladakh, Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh)
Nepal (certain regions)
gptkbp:region gptkb:Bhutan
gptkb:Nepal
gptkb:Tibet
gptkb:India_(Himalayan_regions)
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Buddhism
gptkbp:significance marks the beginning of the new year
gptkbp:symbolizes good fortune
purification
renewal
gptkbp:traditionalFood gptkb:khapsay
chang
guthuk
gptkbp:相关节日 gptkb:Chinese_New_Year
gptkb:Mongolian_New_Year_(Tsagaan_Sar)
gptkb:Nepalese_New_Year_(Lhosar)
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Monlam_Prayer_Festival
gptkb:Vietnamese_New_Year
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6