Kathmandu. KATHMANDU: The Tamang community is observing Sonam Lhosar today on the occasion of Magh Shukla Pratipada. This festival is celebrated by worshipping the land, worshiping family, donating gifts, bowing down, dancing, eating sweet dishes and exchanging good wishes. The government has declared a public holiday today on the occasion. Banks, insurance companies, stock exchanges and government offices will remain closed today. <\/p>\n
Sonam Lhosar is a cultural festival shared by the Tamang, Hyolmo and other major ethnic groups living in the Himalayan region. This festival is celebrated unofficially on the first day of the twelfth month. Sonam Losar is a festival celebrated by farmers after harvesting crops. It doesn’t have a calendar. Gyalpo Losar is the official New Year. Sonam Losar is also celebrated as the beginning of the New Year by the Tamang people. <\/p>\n
The community that celebrates Lhosar believes that such Lho, that is, the year is twelve. Twelve-year-olds are named after animals and animals. Such as rats, cows, tigers, cats, eagles, snakes, horses, sheep, monkeys, birds, dogs, pigs. These twelve classes are also considered by this community as twelve zodiac signs. At the end of twelve years, the year is counted by repeating the same name. <\/p>\n
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