Gurung community celebrating Lhosar festival today
Kathmandu, Dec 28
People of Gurung (Tamu) community are observing their most important
festival, Tamu Lhosar, or New Year, on Thursday amidst much fanfare and
celebration across the country and many parts of the world including Hong
Kong, Australia, the U.K, and U.S.A.
The Gurung community celebrates this festival in the 12 month of the
English calendar every year by taking blessings from respected elders and
exchanging greetings among each other and friends.
Lhosar means "New Year" in English: Lho meaning 'year' and sar meaning
'new'. Some Gurung people also count their age by calculating Lho.
On the occasion of Tamu Lhosar, President Dr Ram Baran Yadav extended
heartfelt greeting to the Nepali indigenous Gurung community.
Scientific evidences have shown December 22 to be the longest night as
well as being the coldest. However, the Gurung community believes Paush
15, or December 30, to be the one which is longest and coldest, and by
tradition, mark the day as the beginning of the New Year. This festival is
also popular in Tibet, India and Bhutan.
On the occasion of Lhosar festival the Gurung community residing in the
Kathmandu valley are organising various programmes including special
cultural programme at the open air theater in Tudhikhel as well as
Birendra International Convention Center (BICC) at Baneshwor. Prime
Minister including top political party leaders and dignitaries are
expected to attend the function.
People of Gurung (Tamu) community are observing their most important
festival, Tamu Lhosar, or New Year, on Thursday amidst much fanfare and
celebration across the country and many parts of the world including Hong
Kong, Australia, the U.K, and U.S.A.
The Gurung community celebrates this festival in the 12 month of the
English calendar every year by taking blessings from respected elders and
exchanging greetings among each other and friends.
Lhosar means "New Year" in English: Lho meaning 'year' and sar meaning
'new'. Some Gurung people also count their age by calculating Lho.
On the occasion of Tamu Lhosar, President Dr Ram Baran Yadav extended
heartfelt greeting to the Nepali indigenous Gurung community.
Scientific evidences have shown December 22 to be the longest night as
well as being the coldest. However, the Gurung community believes Paush
15, or December 30, to be the one which is longest and coldest, and by
tradition, mark the day as the beginning of the New Year. This festival is
also popular in Tibet, India and Bhutan.
On the occasion of Lhosar festival the Gurung community residing in the
Kathmandu valley are organising various programmes including special
cultural programme at the open air theater in Tudhikhel as well as
Birendra International Convention Center (BICC) at Baneshwor. Prime
Minister including top political party leaders and dignitaries are
expected to attend the function.
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