What are the three main festivals of the Tibetan people

The main festivals of the Tibetans are the Tibetan New Year, Rinca, Snowdon Festival and many other festivals, the following detailed introduction by month:

January

1, the Tibetan New Year: a traditional festival, the first day of the first month of the Tibetan calendar, the festival period of three to five days, the Tibetan language called "Loksai" festival.

2, praying for the great puja (pass big call): the first three, the fourth to fifteen days of the first month, held in honor of Shakyamuni, the Tibetan language called "Morang Chin Mao".

3, flower festival: held on the fifteenth day of the first month of every year, qinghai, gansu Tibetan settlement known as "ghee lantern festival".

February

1, send the Devil Festival: the seventh day of February, will be disguised as the devil look like people to the other side of the Daxia River, not allowed to return within seven days.

2, bright treasure will be: the eighth day of February, sunshine statue of Buddha, show a variety of treasures.

3, "filling the song": late February, also known as the small prayer puja or pass a small call, show Tang Gar Buddha statues and the three major temples of precious treasures

March

1, Shilun Vajra Festival: March 15, commemorating the first day of the first roundabout in the Tibetan calendar (the Year of the Fire Rabbit ---- 1027 AD).

April

1, Sagat Dawa Festival: held on the 15th day of the fourth month of the Tibetan calendar on the banks of the Dragon King's Pool, commemorating the birth of Shakyamuni, the attainment of Buddhahood, the completion of his death and 2, the entry of Princess Wencheng into Tibet, the monks and laymen of the Labrador area men and women do not eat, drink or speak for one day and two nights.

3, Bathing Buddha Festival: held on April 8, Sichuan Ganzi Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Kangding area of the transmigration, sacrifices to the gods to pray for blessings and worship Buddha.

May

1, "Sangji Manla" Festival: the fifth day of May, the legend of this day, the Saint of the medicine to sprinkle the holy water elixir, the mountain to pick medicine tour of the mountain.

2, stroll Rinka (also known as "Zanlang Jie Sang"): May 1 to May 20, legend has it that the world's gods come down on the day of the fifteenth day of the culmination of this day, set up a tent picnic, singing and dancing, and view the natural scenery.

3, "Zhi Da Deqin" Festival: May 10, the birth of the Lotus Master, Shannan Xiezha and Luozha Kacu and other places to celebrate the celebration, held every year, a small celebration, twelve years for a big celebration.

June

1, "Danyi Deqin" (also known as the Pilgrimage Festival): June 4, is Shakyamuni orally taught the "four great truths" on the day of the pilgrimage to the Buddha, chanting sutras, lighting lamps.

July

1, Snowdon Festival: held annually on the first day of the seventh month of the Tibetan calendar, the festival period of four or five days, Snowdon means "yogurt feast", also known as the festival of drinking yogurt, and later evolved into a Tibetan opera-based, so also known as the "Tibetan Opera Festival".

2, bathing festival: the Tibetan language called "gama riji" (bathing), in the Tibetan calendar July 6 to 12 held.

August

1, looking for fruit festival: the Tibetan people long for a good harvest of traditional festivals, in the fall before the harvest to choose an auspicious day to be held, lasted one to three days, the festival, once the beginning of the fall harvest.

September

1. Surrender Festival: Held on September 22, people make pilgrimages to the Buddha, perform good deeds and chant sutras.

October

1. Fairy Festival: In Tibetan, it is called "Pangla Danzhen" and is held on October 15, with various religious activities.

2, light festival: the Tibetan language called "Ge Deng A Qu", held on October 25, this day is the day of Tsongkhapa's death, the night of the lay 3, and monasteries are on the roof lights, monasteries held religious ceremonies.

December

1, exorcism Festival: Tibetan called "Gutu", held on December 29, Tibetan calendar, the day of the temples around the grand jumping activities, household cleaning, exorcism of ghosts and calamities, to welcome the New Year.

In addition to the above formal festivals, the Tibetan calendar said that the eighth, fifteenth and thirtieth of the three days of the month for the "NieDangJieSong", people have to turn to the Buddha.