Gyalpo Lhosar
Gyalpo Losar is a new year festival of Sherpa people of Nepal, Sikkim and Darjeeling. The festival is celebrated every year from Falgun Shukla Pratipada, the second day of the waxing moon until the full moon.
| Gyalpo Losar རྒྱལ་པོ་ལོ་གསར། | |
|---|---|
Gyalpo Losar 2146 (2019 CE) celebration by Himalayan Sherpa Culture Center in Kathmandu, Nepal. | |
| Frequency | Annually |
| Country | Mainly Nepal, significant Nepali people of India |
| People | Sherpa |
Gyalpo Losar is also regarded as a Tibetan New Year. The calendar has a cycle of 12 years named after mouse, cow, tiger, rabbit, dragon, snake, horse, sheep, monkey, bird, dog and boar.
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