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10–11 February – Losar New Year; 21–23 February – Birth Anniversary of His Majesty the King; 18 April – Shabdrung Kurchoe; 2 May – Birth Anniversary of Third Druk Gyalpo; 23 May – Lord Buddha's Parinirvana; 16 June – Sun Birth Anniversary of Guru Rinpoche; 10 July – First Sermon of Lord Buddha; 22 September – Sun Blessed ...
[3] [4] 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. [1] In 2024, the new year commenced on 10 February and celebrations ran until the 12th of the same month. It also commenced the Year of the Male Wood Dragon.
Bhutan uses its own calendar, [2] a variant of the lunisolar Tibetan calendar. Because it is a lunisolar calendar, dates of some national holidays and most tshechus change from year to year. For example, the new year, Losar, generally falls between February and March.
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Gyalpo Losar is celebrated for 2 weeks. The main celebrations take place during first three days. On the first day, a traditional beverage called Changkol, an equivalent of Chhaang is drunk. In the second day, which is the start of new year, Gyalpo Losar is celebrated. On the third day, people gather together to have a feast.
From Veterans Day to Christmas, here are the dates of the 2024 federal holidays. New Year’s Day: Monday, January 1. Birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr.: Monday, January 15.
Date Festival Notes 1st Month: 1st-7th: New Year Festival Losar: A week-long drama and carnivals, horse races and archery: 1st Month: 4th-25th: Monlam Prayer Festival: The Great Prayer Festival, a tradition begun by Tsong Khapa. Many pilgrims gather at Jokhang in Lhasa: 1st Month: 15th: Lantern Festival: Commemorates Buddha's miracle at Sravasti.