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Losar (Tibetan New Year)
The Tibetan Buddhist New Year — renewal, purification, and welcoming good fortune.
📅 February 28 – 3 days🌙 Lunar calendar
✦ Why It Matters
Losar ('Lo' = year, 'Sar' = new) is the most important festival in the Tibetan Buddhist calendar. Three days of elaborate rituals drive out negativity from the past year and invite auspiciousness into the new year.
✦ How It Is Observed
Preparing Guthuk stew on New Year's Eve, household purification rituals, offerings to protector deities, monastery Cham dances, exchanging 'Tashi Delek' (good luck) greetings, burning juniper incense.
✦ Sacred Text
“May all beings have happiness and the causes of happiness. May all beings be free from suffering and the causes of suffering.”
— Tibetan Buddhist tradition ↗
Note on dates: This holiday follows a lunar or lunisolar calendar. The date shown is approximate for 2025–2026. Exact dates may vary by one or two days depending on moon sighting and regional tradition. Always confirm with your local community.