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Losar is celebrated for 15 days, with the main celebrations on the first three days. On the first day of Losar, a beverage called changkol is made from chhaang (a Tibetan-Nepali equivalent of beer). The second day of Losar is known as King's Losar (gyalpo losar). Losar is traditionally preceded by the five-day practice of Vajrakilaya.
Festivities last 15 days, ahead of which people spend much time preparing food and alcohol and cleaning their homes of old and unused objects. [10] [11] In Bhutan, different communities celebrate Losar at slightly different times and refer to the holiday by particular local names. [9] The common Losar greeting is "Losar tashi delek."
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.
Tashi delek is traditionally used as part of a larger invocation on Losar. [6] [7] With the Dalai Lama's exile and creation of the Tibetan diaspora, exile authorities promoted the use of tashi delek as an all-purpose greeting which could be easily picked up by foreign sponsors. [6]
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The population of Losar Khas as of the 2011 Census was 320 in 65 households. [6]: 212 Of these, 166 persons or 51.95% are female, and 57 persons or 17.8% are in the age group 0-6. [7]: 86 Scheduled Tribes comprise about 99.1% of the population. [7]: 87 The main religions are Buddhism and Hinduism. [6]: 14 The main language is Bhoti.