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| Losar Festival |
| The Losar Festival
is the beginning of the New Year according to the Monpa calendar.
This 15 days festival falls in January / February. Its highlights
are the colourful Aji Lhamu dance, Lion and Peacock dance
and the Yak dance. |
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| Torgya Festival |
| The Torgya
Fesival is a 3 days affair. The important festival
signifies the destruction of evil spirit and harmful forces
and seeks the rule of prosperity and happiness amongst the
people. |
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| Saka Dawa |
| Celebrated in the 4th month of
the lunar calendar the Saka Dawa
festival marks Gautam Buddha's achievement of Nirvana. |
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| Dukpa Tse-Shi |
| The Dukpa
Tse-Shi Festival celebrates the preaching of the Four
Nobel Truths at Sarnath by Buddha. It falls in the 6th month
of the Lunar calendar. |
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| Lhabab Duechen |
| In the ninth month of Monpa, the
Lhababa Duechen Festival signifies
the reincarnation of Buddha as Shakyamuni. |
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| Ganden Ngamchoe |
| The day of Ganden
Ngamchoe commemorates the death of Tsongkha-pa, the
founder of Gelugpa Sect. |
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