Tibet New Year is the most important festival for Tibetans. It is also known as Losar in Tibetan word. “Lo” means “year” and “sar” means “new and fresh”. So “Losar” means “new year”. Normally, the festival is celebrated for 15 days and the first three days have main celebrations.
The Bathing Festival, also called ‘Gamariji’, meaning Qishan Star or Venus in Tibetan language, is celebrated in the early week of the 7th month in Tibetan Calendar.