The Tamang community will officially celebrate Sonam Lhosar, meaning New Year January 30, 2025. However, early festivities have already started on the outskirts of Kathmandu.

The Tamang community will officially celebrate Sonam Lhosar, meaning New Year, on Thursday (January 30, 2025). However, early festivities have already started on the outskirts of Kathmandu.

Sonam Lhosar festival is celebrated every year on the occasion of Magh Shukla Pratipada with various programs. The festival is divided into 12 categories namely rat, cow, tiger, rabbit, dragon ...

The Tamang community of Nepal is celebrating the New Year calling it Sonam Lhosar by organising various programs today. It is a public holiday in the Himalayan nation. The Tamang community is ...

File - People from the Tamang community dance and sing celebrating Sonam Lhosar, the beginning of their New Year in Kathmandu, Nepal on Saturday, February 10, 2024. Photo: Skanda Gautam/ THT.

Taking to social site, Facebook, PM Oli extended best wishes to all people celebrating the Sonam Lhosar. He wrote, "Today is the New Year or Sonam Lhosar of Tamang community.

The Sherpa community across Nepal is celebrating Gyalpo Lhosar today ... The Gurung community marks its New Year on Paush 15 as the Tamu Lhosar while the Tamang community observe as Sonam Lhosar ...

From dancing Shamans, carrying out a parade of Buddhist monks to raising a big cut out of the hissing snake, Nepal's indigenous Tamang community on Thursday celebrated Sonam Lhoshar- the year of ...