The word Losar is formed of two words Lo(=year) sar(=new) which mean New Year.
Among the Sherpa community Losar is a great festival which falls in the month of Paush according to the Hindu calendar. This festival is obsered by following the Manjushri tradition.
In this festival Sherpa people wish happy life among themselves. On this occasion they wear new fine clothes and make various merriment. They eat a special food containing different nine kinds of substances.
They hoist their religious flags at the top of their houses. They also offer flowers, food and money to their Gods in order to please them. In the end they scatter flour as a symbol of best wishes.
Among the Sherpa community Losar is a great festival which falls in the month of Paush according to the Hindu calendar. This festival is obsered by following the Manjushri tradition.
In this festival Sherpa people wish happy life among themselves. On this occasion they wear new fine clothes and make various merriment. They eat a special food containing different nine kinds of substances.
They hoist their religious flags at the top of their houses. They also offer flowers, food and money to their Gods in order to please them. In the end they scatter flour as a symbol of best wishes.
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