What are the three main Tibetan festivals?

The main Tibetan festivals are Tibetan New Year, Karin Festival and Snowdon Festival. The following is detailed by month:

The first month of the lunar year

1, Tibetan calendar: a traditional festival, which lasts for three to five days on the first day of the first month of the Tibetan calendar. It is called "Luosai Festival" in Tibetan.

2. Blessing Dafa Meeting (Summoning Ceremony): held on the third, fourth and fifteenth day of the first month to commemorate Sakyamuni, which is called "Mo Rang Qin Mao" in Tibetan.

3. Flower Festival: held on the 15th day of the first month every year, the gathering place of collectors in Qinghai and Gansu is called "Butter Carving Lantern Festival".

February

1. Ghost Festival: On the seventh day of February, people disguised as demons were driven to the other side of the Daxia River and were not allowed to come back for seven days.

2. Liangbao Fair: On the eighth day of February, the Buddha statue was exposed and all kinds of treasures were displayed.

3. "Qufu": In late February, it was also called a small prayer meeting or a small call to show the precious treasures of the Buddha statue of Tangga and the three major temples.

March

1, World Diamond Festival: March 15 to commemorate the first day of the first month of the Tibetan calendar (Year of the Rabbit-A.D. 1027).

April

1, Sagdawa Festival: April 15 of Tibetan calendar was held in Longwangtan Scenic Resort Scenic Area, which is a day to commemorate the birth, buddhahood and death of Sakyamuni. 2. Princess Wencheng entered Tibet. The monks and nuns in Laleng don't eat, drink or talk for one day and two nights.

3. Buddha Bath Festival: On April 8, a mountain-turning meeting was held in Kangding District, Ganzi Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan Province, to worship the gods and pray for blessings.

May

1, "Sangjimanla" Festival: On the fifth day of May, according to legend, on this day, the Medicine Festival will sow holy water and medicines, go up the mountain to collect medicines and go out.

2. Visit Karin (also known as "Zanlang Sang Jie"): May 1 day to May 20th, which is said to be the day when the gods of the world came, and reached its climax on May 15, with picnics, singing and dancing, and enjoying the natural scenery.

3. The festival of "Knowing best wins Deqin": On May 10, the birthday of Master Lotus was celebrated in Xiezha and Rozakaqu in Shannan. A small celebration is held every year, and an anniversary celebration is held every 12 years.

June

1, "Danyi Deqin" (also known as Chaoshan Festival): On June 4th, it was the day when Sakyamuni dictated the "Four True Classics", worshipped Buddha, chanted scriptures and lit lamps.

July

1, Snowdon Festival: held on July 1st of Tibetan calendar every year for four or five days. Xuedun means "Yogurt Banquet", which is also called the festival of drinking Yogurt. Later, it evolved into the Tibetan Opera Festival, so it was also called "Tibetan Opera Festival".

2. Bathing Festival: It is called "Gama Riji" (bathing) in Tibetan, and is held from July 6th to12nd in Tibetan calendar.

August

1, Guowang Festival: a traditional festival in people in Xizang eager for a bumper harvest. It is held on auspicious days before the autumn harvest and lasts for one to three days. After the festival, the autumn harvest begins.

September

1, God's Day: held on September 22nd, people worship Buddha, do good deeds and recite scriptures.

October

1, Immortal Festival: Tibetans call it "Baila Danzhen", 10/5, and there are various religious activities.

2. Lantern Festival: called "Gordon Aqu" in Tibetan, it is held on1October 25th, the day when Zong Kaba died. In the evening, lay people and monasteries from all over the country light lamps on the roofs and hold religious ceremonies in monasteries.

December

1. Exorcism Festival: called "ancient outburst" in Tibetan, held on February 29th in Tibetan calendar/kloc-0. On this day, temples all over the country held grand jumping activities, and every household cleaned up, exorcised ghosts and sold disasters to welcome the New Year.

In addition to the above-mentioned regular festivals, the Tibetan calendar calls the eighth, fifteenth and thirtieth days of each month "Nie Dangjie Song", and people often turn to worship Buddha.