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Tibetans chant and spin prayer wheels, and also offer prayers on the occasion of Losar Festival. Monks are chanting, beat drums and offer prayers. Tibetan reading their holy scripture and offer prayers to welcome their New Year Losar. The most important holiday in Tibet is Losar, which celebrates the Tibetan New Year. It's celebrated in February, but the exassct date varies each year according to the lunar calendar. Losar is a three day festival. On the first day celebrations are usually restricted to the family, with the second and third days being the time to visit and exchange gifts with friends and more distant relatives. This is also a time for Tibetans to visit monasteries and make offerings. Losar is marked with activities that symbolise purification, and welcoming in the new. Build
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