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2010年8月21日星期六

Tibetan New year

Tibetan New year

The first day of the first month in Tibet calendar, which falls in February or March according to the Gregorian calendar, is the Tibetan New Year. This is an important festival of the year for Tibetans. At the beginning of the twelfth month in Tibetan calendar,New Year preparation starts up:a painted rectangle cereal container called'Chemar' some contributions to Buddha are highly important.'Chemar' is filled with barley flour mixed with butter,fried barley seds and ginseng nuts. Highland barley ears, the cockscomb and colored flower plates made of butter are inserted on the top og the barley flour. On the New Year's Eve, a special ceremony called ' driving off the evil spirit ' will be held. When New Year's day breaks, men and women, dressed in their holiday splendid attires, holding 'chemar' and highland barley wine to exchange New Year's greetings and the good wishes to each other by saying 'Tashi Delek' which means auspicious or luck. On the following days, people go to nearby monasteries to worship Buddha, sing and dance on the streets, or visit their relatives and friends for drinking to their heart's content so to enjoy the New Year together. Everyone is intoxicated with spirit of the festival.