Losar (Tibetan: ལོ་གསར་, Wylie: lo-sar; "new year" [1]) also known as Tibetan New Year, is a festival in Tibetan Buddhism. [2] The holiday is celebrated on various dates depending on location ( Tibet , Bhutan , Nepal , India ) tradition.

In 2025, Losar falls on February 28th. Losar, also known as Tibetan New year, is the most important Buddhist festival for celebrating the coming of New Year and harvest season. It falls on the first day of the first month of the Tibetan lunisolar calendar (in February or March).

Tibetan New Year, also known as Losar, is the most important festival for Tibetan people and it is celebrated in many areas of western China (Tibet, Shangri-La, Jiuzhaigou…), Nepal, Bhutan, and northern India. The festival celebrates the beginning of a new year on the Tibetan calendar.

Losar or Tibetan New Year is a widely celebrated holiday, and celebrations usually last for 15 days. The first three days are the most important, and Tibetans usually spend these days with their closest family members and friends.

Feb 6, 2012 · This is a “how-to” guide for Tibetan New Year, Losar, to help you celebrate the lunar new year as Tibetans do all over the world. The first day of Losar in 2025 will fall on February 28. By the Tibetan calendar , this will be the first day of the Wood Snake year of 2152.

Jan 30, 2019 · Losar is the Tibetan New Year, a three-day festival that mixes sacred and secular practices — prayers, ceremonies, hanging prayer flags, sacred and folk dancing, and partying. It is the most widely celebrated of all Tibetan festivals and represents a time for all things to be purified and renewed.

Understanding Losar. Losar translates to “new year” in Tibetan and is traditionally celebrated over three days. The festivities begin with thorough preparations on the second-to-final day of the current year, known as Gu tor (February 27, 2025), followed by the main celebration, from February 28 through March 2, 2025 this year.

Feb 21, 2020 · Losar celebration is one the most festive periods of the year observed with a lot of religious, cultural and merrymaking events for a week or Lo-sar1 means New Year in Tibetan. It is the first day of the first month of the Tibetan lunar calendar.

Oct 9, 2024 · Tibetan people call the Tibetan New Year “Losar”. It's the most important Tibetan festival in the Tibetan calendar. In 2025, Losar falls on February 28.

What is LOSAR and why is it celebrated? Losar marks the start of the Year of Wood Snake is an exciting time with all sorts of fun festivities and traditions! It is also a meritorious Dharma celebration, as it is the first of 15 Days of Miracles of the Buddha. [See our features on the 15 Days of Miracles and Chothrul Duchen, the Day of Miracles.]