Losar
| Losar | |
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| Also called | Tibetan New Year Losar |
| Observed by | Tibetans, Bhutanese, Ladakhis, Sherpas, Tamangs, Monpas, worldwide Tibetan Buddhists |
| Type | Tibetan culture, Tibetan Buddhist, New year |
| Frequency | Annual |
| Related to | Galdan Namchot, Losoong, Gyalpo Losar, Tamu Lhosar, Sonam Lhosar, |
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Losar (Tibetan: ལོ་གསར་, Wylie: lo-sar; "new year") also known as Tibetan New Year, is a festival in Tibetan Buddhism. The holiday is celebrated on various dates depending on location tradition (Tibet, Bhutan, Nepal, Arunachal Pradesh, Sikkim and Ladakh) The holiday is a new year's festival, celebrated on the first day of the lunisolar Tibetan calendar, which corresponds to a date in February or March in the Gregorian calendar. In 2025, the new year commenced on February 28 and celebrations will run until March 2. It also commenced the Year of the Female Wood Snake.
The variation of the festival in Nepal is called Sonam Lhosar and is observed about eight weeks earlier than the Tibetan Losar.