How do Tibetans celebrate the New Year?

Tibetan customs and habits refer to a series of customs and habits of Tibetan people in China, including weddings, funerals and weddings, eating habits, etc.

As an early culture before Indian Buddhism was introduced into Tibet, the traces of ancient elephant-male culture run through all aspects of Tibet. From production to life, from folk customs to beliefs, there is the shadow of Xiang Xiong culture everywhere. For example, religious activities such as offering sacrifices to mountain gods and climbing mountains all originated from Xiangxiong culture.

Many customs and lifestyles of our modern Tibetan compatriots have also been handed down from the ancient Xiangxiong era. For example, weddings and funerals of Tibetan compatriots, astronomical calendars, medical literature, song and dance paintings, choosing houses for tourism, choosing auspicious days, driving away disasters and evil spirits, divination and so on. Or to a certain extent, it follows the tradition of eternal Chinese teaching. Tibetan compatriots have many unique ways of praying, such as turning to the sacred mountain, worshiping the sacred lake, hanging wind and horse flags, hanging colorful prayer flags, carving stone inscriptions, placing Mani heaps (the tradition of this religion is that the stone heaps are engraved with bright eight-character mantra: "Omma Zhimou Yesarinde"), divination, offering sacrifices to Sodom plates, butter sculptures and even using prayer wheels. These are all the heritages of Yongzhong religion.

There are five ways of burial for Tibetans after death, and the most grand one is tower burial. However, only after the death of the living Buddha and some lords can you enjoy the tower burial. When a child dies, or someone dies of other diseases, they throw the body into the river to feed the fish. This is called water burial. People who did bad things before their death were buried in the soil. Tibetans believe that buried people will never be reincarnated. Celestial burial relies on a fantasy of ascension. Celestial burial ceremonies are usually held in the early hours of the morning: before dawn, the families of the deceased will send their bodies to the celestial burial platform in the northern suburb of Lhasa, and the celestial burial ceremony will begin as the sun rises slowly. People are generally not welcome to watch it privately because it is not very beautiful.