28 Dec 2022 Losar Festival
Losar Festival
This article discusses the Losar festival in news in relation to Art and culture. In GS-1 and following content has relevance for UPSC.
For prelims: Facts about the Losar festival
For mains: GS-1, Art and Culture
Why in News:
Recently, the Indian Prime Minister sent his best wishes for the Losar festival.
About the Losar festival
- It is one of the most important festivals in the Tibetan calendar.
- It starts on the day of a new moon, which is also the first day of the first Tibetan calendar month.
- With the primary festivities taking place on the first three days, Losar is observed for 15 days.
Losar Festival
Meaning:
- In Tibetan, the word “Losar” refers to the new year. Both “Lo” and “Sar” refer to the current year.
- Ancient Origins: The winter incense-burning habit of the Bon religion is the source of Losar, which predates the introduction of Buddhism to Tibet.
- Tibet, Bhutan, Nepal, and India all celebrate
- Ladakh, Kinnaur, Spiti, and Sikkim are all in India.
About Bon Religion
Additional name: Yungdrung Bon
- It is a Tibetan religious tradition containing a lot of Tibetan Buddhism’s characteristics as well as many distinctive ones.
- In the tenth and eleventh centuries, bon first emerged.
- In Tibet, particularly in eastern Tibet, as well as in the neighboring Himalayan regions, Bon continues to be a sizable minority faith.
Losar in Different Areas:
- With only very tiny modifications, the festival is also observed on the same day in the state of Arunachal Pradesh.
- On several dates with some changes, the Losar festival is observed in India, Nepal, Bhutan, and Tibet.
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