People of Tibetan heritage around the world celebrate Losar, the New Year, which in Tibet begins in February and is one of the most important holidays on their calendar. It offers travellers great opportunity to enjoy the annual festive with local Tibetans.
During the festival, people celebrate some ancient ceremonies which represent the struggle between good and evil. Lamas are chanting and passing fire torches through the crowds. People perform the dance of the deer and amusing battles between the king and his ministers, and so on, people are cheering for the coming new year by dancing, singing, and merrymaking.
Traditionally, people pray, meet with and get blessings from Tibetan lamas on the first day of Losar. On the second day, families greet the head of the town or village. On the third day, there is a public celebration with Tibetan food, drink, and dancing.
Completely different from what Han people eat during the Spring Festival in other parts of China, Tibetan New Year dishes involves without food like fish, duck, chicken. Instead, from Tibetan New Year's eve onward, each day there is one or many must-eat delicacies, most of which tend to be sweet and have many fruits and vegetables.
