KATHMANDU, Jan. 22: Today the Tamang community celebrated Sonam Lhosar in a grand manner. The Tamang community celebrated Sonam Lhosar in various places across the country including the capital Kathmandu. It is customary for the community to celebrate this festival on the day of Magh Shukla Pratipada of every New Year, the day after the new moon. Along with the Tamang living in different parts of the country, Hyolmo, Thakali, Jirel, Nesyangwa, Bhote, Dura, Lepcha, etc. have been celebrating this festival according to their own style and tradition.
The Year of the Tiger has ended and the Year of the...
The Tamang Community across the country observed the Sonam Lhosar by organising various programmes. A Sonam Lhosar's special programme was organised at Tundikhel on Sunday.
KATHMANDU: The Tamang community across the country observed Sonam Lhosar today by organising various programs. The festival is taken as the commencement of the near year as per the Manju Shree calendar or Tibetan lunar calendar and today marks the beginning of the year 2859. As per the Tamang tradition, today they complete the ‘year […]
People of the Tamang community are marking ‘Sonam Lhosar’ as New Year on Wednesday across the nation.
The Tamangs mark Sonam Lhosar as their New Year every year.
The government has also announced a public holiday across the country on the occasion.
KATHMANDU, Feb 2: The Tamang community is celebrating Sonam Lhosar, meaning New Year, by organizing various programs 0n Wednesday.
According to the Manjushree calendar, the 2858th year starts from today. From today, the tiger year enters after completing the cow year. Sonam Lhosar festival is celebrated every year on the occasion of Magh Shukla Pratipada with various programs.
Sonam Lhosar is divided into 12 categories: rat, cow, tiger, rabbit, dragon (cloud), snake, horse, sheep, monkey, bird, dog and pig.
The festival is specially celebrated in different districts of the Bagmati region where people from the Tamang community are predominant. The government has given a public holiday across the country on the occasion of the festival to be celebrated on Wednesday this year.
KATHMANDU: The government has decided to give a public holiday to all government offices and public institutions across the country on the occasion of the
The government has decided to grant a public holiday across the country on Wednesday. The Ministry of Home Affairs has decided to grant a public holiday across the country to Tamang's cultural festival Sonam Lhosar.
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