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EVENTS

Dates of Tibetan Important Festivals In Amdo and Kham-2010 / 2011/2012
1. Tongren (Repkong Losar): Feb. 18th to Mar. 1st 2010 // Feb 7th to Feb. 18th 2011 // Jan. 27th to Feb. 7th 2012. During these days, different styles of monastic Festivals happen in different monasteries and villages in rotation every day.
2. Labrang Losar, Feb. 26th, 27th 28th March 1st 2010 // Feb. 15th, 16th, 17th, 18th, 2011 // Feb. 4th, 5th, 6th,7th, 2012.
3. Ngawa (Aba) Losar: Feb. 26th, 27th, 28th, March 1st, 2010 // Feb. 15th, 16th, 17th, 18th, 2011 // Feb. 4th, 5th, 6th 7th, 2012

4. Kumbum Festivals: 27th, 28th, May 2010. // May 16th, 17th, 2011 // May 4th, 5th, 2012
5. Kumbum Festivals: July 18th, 19th, 2010 // July 7th. 8th, 2011 // July 25th, 26th 2012
6. Yushu (Jyekundo) Horse Race Festivals: July 25th, 26th, 27th, 28th, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012
7. Repkong (Tongren) Shaman Festivals: August 12th, 13th, 14th, 15th, 2009 // August 1st to 5th 2010 // July 21st to 25th 2011 // Aug. 8th to 12th, 2012
8. Litang Horse Festival: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, August 2010, 2011, 2012
9. Katok Dorjeden Monastery Nyingmapa religious ceremony: 31 July- 2 August 2009 // July 19th, 20th, 21st, 22nd // August 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 2011
10. Other unexpected great Tibetan Monastic & Nomadic Festivals in 2010, we will inform you early next year as long as we have the exact dates

RECOMMENDS

Tibetan New Year Festival (Losar) & the Great Prayer Festival (Monlam) In Repkong (Tongren) and Ngawa (Aba) 2010
In Tibetan Ngawa means: Men who beat drums. The old people
explain Ngawa is the first place where the King Songtsen Gampo
conferred and awarded the title to warriors during the 7th century.
For centuries, Ngawa is one of the largest nomadic areas in
Eastern Tibet. As one of the important Tibetan cities in Amdo and
the center of Tibetan culture, religion, trade and communication,
you will have a strong feeling of atmosphere of real Tibetan
culture and life here. Especially during the festival time Details...

Train Trip through Central Tibet to Far Eastern Tibet's Grassland Enjoying Two Great Festivals 2010 __The local people honoured Jyekundo as small Lhasa and more than 90% of people here is Tibetan Khampa people, one of the four Tibetan main tribes. They are strong and wild but honest and former fierce warriors of Tibet.

16 Days Khampa Tibetan Horse Race Festival Tour 2009
This is a very special trip designed for those who love nature and are interested in different cultures to study the nomads and their arts, ritualistic festival......

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