Review of New Year celebrations in Tibet (II)
Wangdron, villager of Gojag Village, Jangdam Township of Sangzhutse district, Shigatse, is celebrating the Tibetan New Year with her family on January 26, namely November 29 in Tibetan calendar, when the Tibetan New Year begins for locals in some villages of Shigatse. On this day, all families eat “Gutu”, a local specialty for dinner. Then men in the family light a torch, taking it and walking through all houses before throwing it out of the door. At last, they light fireworks to celebrate the New Year. [Photo/Xinhua]
Wangdron, villager of Gojag Village, Jangdam Township of Sangzhutse district, Shigatse, is celebrating the Tibetan New Year with her family on January 26, namely November 29 in Tibetan calendar, when the Tibetan New Year begins for locals in some villages of Shigatse. On this day, all families eat “Gutu”, a local specialty for dinner. Then men in the family light a torch, taking it and walking through all houses before throwing it out of the door. At last, they light fireworks to celebrate the New Year. [Photo/Xinhua]
Wangdron is making the “Gutu” to celebrate the Tibetan New Year with her family on January 26, namely November 29 in Tibetan calendar, when the Tibetan New Year begins for locals in some villages of Shigatse. On this day, men in the family light a torch after dinner, taking it and walking through all houses before throwing it out of the door. At last, they light fireworks to celebrate the New Year. [Photo/Xinhua]
The host of Wangdron’s family is taking a torch and walking through all houses to celebrate the Tibetan New Year with her family on January 26, namely November 29 in Tibetan calendar, when the Tibetan New Year begins for locals in some villages of Shigatse. On this day, men in the family light a torch after dinner, taking it and walking through all houses before throwing it out of the door. At last, they light fireworks to celebrate the New Year. [Photo/Xinhua]
The host of Wangdron’s family is throwing a torch out of the door. They are celebrating the Tibetan New Year on January 26, namely November 29 in Tibetan calendar, when the Tibetan New Year begins for locals in some villages of Shigatse. On this day, all families eat “GuTu”, a local specialty for dinner. Then men in the family light a torch, taking it and walking through all houses before throwing it out of the door. At last, they light fireworks to celebrate the New Year. [Photo/Xinhua]