What festivals do Tibetans have?

Tibetan New Year is a traditional New Year for the Tibetan people and one of the most solemn festivals in Tibet. Temple monks and laymen celebrate together.

Family activities such as go-karting, putting on "cutting horses", exorcising ghosts, eating "ancient gifts", carrying water and paying New Year greetings are similar in importance to the Chinese New Year in mainland China.

2. Snowden Festival

The Snowdon Festival is the biggest and grandest festival in Tibet. The Snowdon Festival is a festival for eating yogurt. People will provide yoghourt for monks and ask for the highest blessing. Now it has gradually evolved into traditional Buddha exhibitions, cultural performances, sports competitions, investment promotion, economic and trade negotiations, commodity display, tourism and leisure.

3. Fruit Festival

Fruit Festival is a festival for Tibetan farmers to celebrate the harvest. It is very popular in Lhasa, Shigatse, Shannan and other places in Xizang Autonomous Region. "Looking at the fruit" is a circle around the harvest field, which is used to express prayers and blessings for a bumper harvest. The holiday time changes with the change of regional agricultural activities. It is usually held two or three days after green sorghum is cooked and harvested.

4. Bath Festival

Bath Festival has a history of at least seven or eight hundred years in Tibet. During these seven days, children and old people will bathe in the river. The river water in these seven days has eight advantages, one is sweet, the other is cool, the third is soft, the fourth is light, the fifth is clear, and the sixth is not smelly. Seven drinks don't hurt the throat, and eight drinks don't hurt the abdomen.