No festivities on Losar as Tibetans protest Human Rights violations
In Dharamshala, Lobsang Sangay, prime minister of the Tibetan government in-exile, urged Tibetans not to celebrate Losar today but to raise voice against the alleged human rights violations in Tibet. He asked Tibetans to observe only customary religious rituals and forego festivities.
ON THE occasion of Losar, Lobsang Sangay called on world community to show their solidarity and to raise their voices in support of the fundamental rights of the Tibetan people.
Losar is always associated with an animal and this year it is associated with male water Dragon. Losar is also celebrated by Indian hill tribes like Monpa,Yolmo, Sherpa, and Tamang with an exchange of the traditional greeting "Tashi Delek".
On the eve of Losar, The Buddhist monasteries are decorated and the protector deities' are worshipped and special noodle curry called ‘guthuk’ is prepared. On the morning of Losar, Tibetan Buddhist families rise before dawn, bathe and put on new clothes to make offerings at their family shrine first. Thereafter families visit local monasteries for payers and feasting.
A lot of Buddhist tribes exist in Arunachal Pradesh. The Monpa tribe of Tawang and the Memba of the Mechukha valley celebrate Losar in a big way.
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