US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has sent a letter to Tibetan President in-exile, Sikyong Penpa Tsering, the Central Tibetan ...

one of the most important annual events in the Tibetan calendar. Coinciding with the lunar new year, Losar is a special event for Tibetans all around the world. Beginning with a Buddhist prayer ...

Southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region on Friday welcomed the first day of the Tibetan New Year with a flurry of festive foods, holiday greetings and traditional customs. * From Lhasa, the ...

Tibetans in exile are celebrating Losar, also known as the Tibetan New Year. Tibetans are welcoming the Wood Snake Year 2152 and will bidding good bye to Dragon Wood year 2151. The religion and ...

LHASA, March 3 (Xinhua) -- Sunday marked the third day of the Tibetan New Year, and as in previous years, Lhasa, the capital of southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, hosted its traditional ...

[Photo/Xinhua] On the eve of Losar, or the Tibetan New Year, the people of Dingri county in the Xizang autonomous region have more than one reason to celebrate. While the start of a new year is ...

The cham dance is performed in this monastery in the Himalayas the day before the Tibetan New Year, known as Losar, evoking Mahakala to remove obstacles and cleanse the place of negative energy.

The prayer service was held on the first day of the Tibetan New Year, but this year’s celebration was different. “That would be because of the earthquakes that happened in Tingri, Tibet ...