Lhosar Festivities Light Up Tudikhel

Kathmandu — The Gurung community is bidding farewell to the old year and welcoming the new one as they celebrate the Tamu Lhosar festival on Tuesday. The term “Lho” means “year” and “Sar” means “change,” which is why the day marking the transition to a new year is called Tamu Lhosar. Tamu Lhosar is celebrated with great enthusiasm as the New Year by the Gurung community.

The Tamu Lhosar festival is associated with the sun’s rays. In districts with a high Gurung population such as Lamjung, Gorkha, Tanahun, Syangja, Manang, Kaski, and Parbat, the sun’s warmth arrives earlier in winter, hence the festival is observed in the month of Poush.

Subsequently, in regions predominantly inhabited by the Tamang and Sherpa communities, where sunlight arrives later, Lhosar is believed to be celebrated in the months of Magh and Falgun, respectively.

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