Sonam Lhosar is celebrated every year on the occasion of Magh Shukla Pratipada with various programs. This year, the Tamang community is celebrating the Year of the Snake. The festival is ...

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 the ...

Girls in traditional attire from the Tamang community participate in a celebration of the Sonam Lhosar festival in Kathmandu, Nepal, Jan. 30, 2025. Sonam Lhosar is observed as the lunar new year ...

Lhosar is a New Year festival celebrated by Buddhist communities ... The Tamangs welcome Lunar New Year as Sonam Lhosar. This time around, it will be observed on 30 January, marking the beginning ...

Sonam Lhosar is celebrated every year on the occasion of Magh Shukla Pratipada with various programs. The festival is divided into 12 cycles: Rat, Cow, Tiger, Rabbit, Dragon (Cloud), Snake ...

Nepal - January 30, 2025 Members of Nepal’s indigenous Tamang community gathered in Kathmandu on Thursday to celebrate Sonam Lhosar, their traditional New Year. The Tamang observe the New Year ...

He wrote, "Today is the New Year or Sonam Lhosar of Tamang community ... with selo and damphu bear much significance during this festival, he said, extending best wishes to jhamman (all) nanaanga ...