Tibetan traditional festivals

Traditional Tibetan festivals include World Festival, Buddha Exhibition Festival, Lhasa Snow Festival and so on.

1, World Festival

Guowang Festival is a traditional festival for Tibetan farmers to celebrate the harvest, which has a history of 1500 years. In July or August of the Tibetan calendar, people take time out of the busy farming season and get together to celebrate the Fruit Festival. The time of fruit festival changes according to the change of farming season, and it is usually held two or three days before harvesting after barley is yellow.

2. Buddha Exhibition Festival

Buddha Exhibition Festival is an important traditional festival of Tibetan people and one of the important festivals of Tashilhunpo Temple. On May 14 of the Tibetan calendar, people held a Buddha Festival, and the Buddha statues on display were large in scale, hand-embroidered with satin and brocade.

Buddha Exhibition Festival is an annual large-scale religious ceremony in Tashilhunpo Temple, and it is also a festival in Tibet. The Buddha Exhibition Festival is not only of religious significance, but also a day for people to pray, sacrifice and pray for prosperity and peace.

3. Lhasa Xuedun Festival

Lhasa Xuedun Festival is the biggest festival in Tibet. Originated in the middle of 1 1 century, it is held on July 1st of the Tibetan calendar every year for four or five days. The main activities of the Snowdon Festival include Tibetan opera performances, cultural performances, sports competitions, investment promotion, economic and trade negotiations, etc. People also eat yogurt and pray for blessings.

Tibetan etiquette and customs:

Tibetans pay great attention to etiquette. In daily life, they bow to their elders and peers in different ways. When you meet an elder or a respected person, you should take off your hat, bend over 45 degrees, hold your hat in your hand and get close to the ground.

When you meet your peers, all you have to do is lower your head and put your hat on your chest. At this time, bowing is just a courtesy. In some areas, crossing hands and bowing are used at the same time. Cross your hands above your head as a sign of respect. This kind of gift is mostly used to meet old people or respected people.

Offering Hada is the highest etiquette for Tibetan guests, expressing warm welcome and sincere respect to the guests. Hada is Tibetan, that is, scarf or silk scarf. Mainly white, but also light blue or light yellow, generally about 1.5 meters to 2 meters long and about 20 centimeters wide. The best is the colorful Hada in blue, yellow, white, green and red. Multicolored hada is used for the highest and most solemn ceremonies, such as Buddhism.

Tibetans kowtow to Buddha statues, pagodas, living buddhas and old people. Kowtowing is usually done in temples with religious activities. Put your hands together, hold your head high, and bow three times from top to bottom, from forehead to chest arch.

Then crawl on the ground, mark with your hands straight on the ground, and so on. Kowtowing is also performed in temples. Cross your hands and arch three times, then arch your waist to the foot of the Buddha statue and pat your head gently to show your sincere repentance. When paying homage to the elderly, you should kowtow to show your respect and blessing.

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