Happy Losar, my friends! Today we celebrate the Tibetan New Year, the Year of Wood Dragon. Wood is the Element of the year. The year of the Wood Dragon is the 38th year in the 60-year cycle of the Tibetan calendar. In Tibetan, this year is called Tromo, which translates as Wrathful. The Wood Dragon is characterized by his uncanny ability to attract fortune and luck despite his often peculiar…

Happy New Year, my Tibetan sisters and brothers! Today we celebrate Tibetan New Year, called Losar. Losar is celebrated for 15 days, with the main celebrations on the first three days. Happy Losar!! On the first day of the Tibetan New Year, Tibetans usually celebrate at home with their family members. Preparing homes for Losar requires some days, as families thoroughly clean their homes,…

Today marks the beginning of Losar (ལོ་གསར་), the Tibetan New Year, a deeply spiritual and culturally rich festival that has been observed for over a thousand years. Losar Tashi Delek! Rooted in pre-Buddhist Bön traditions and later embraced by Tibetan Buddhism, Losar is more than a simple transition of time—it is an occasion for purification, renewal, and the reaffirmation of spiritual…