Main fairs and festivals

Losar Festival
The Losar Festival is the beginning of the New Year according to the Monpa calendar. This 15 day festival falls in January/February. The highlights of the festival are the colouful Aji Lhamu dance, Lion and Peacock dance and the Yak dance.

Torgya Festival
The Torgya Festival is a three day festival signifying the destruction of evil spirits and harmful forces. It seeks to promote prosperity and happiness amongst the people.

Saka Dawa
This festival is celebrated in the fourth month of the Lunar calendar, the Saka Dawa festival marks Gautama Buddha's achievement of Nirvana.

Dukpa Tse-Shi
The Dukpa Tse-Shi Festival celebrates the preaching of the Four Noble Truths at Sarnath by Buddha. It falls in the sixth month of the Lunar calendar.

Lhabab Duechen
In the 9th month of Monpa, the Lhabab Duechen Festival signifies the reincarnation of Buddha as Shakyamuni.

Ganden Ngamchoe
Ganden Nganchoe commemorates the death of Tsongkha-pa, the founder of the Gelupa sect.