More photos and information in the link provided
Drolkar (right), a resident of Gape, a village in Shigatse, Tibet autonomous region, offers homemade barley wine to her sister-in-law Phurbu on Thursday, which was Losar, or Tibetan New Year. LHAMO/FOR CHINA DAILY
Greetings, singing, dancing, wine and laughter filled the air in Lhasa, capital of the Tibet autonomous region, on Thursday for the Tibetan New Year Festival, known locally as Losar.
According to the Tibetan calendar, this is the Year of the Water Tiger.
Lhasa was in a holiday mood, with Tibetan shop owners closing their stores to celebrate and people wearing their newest and best Tibetan robes.
People make toasts to celebrate the Tibetan New Year in Shannan, Southwest China's Tibet autonomous region, March 3, 2022. The Tibetan New Year, a traditional festival of the Tibetan ethnic minority, falls on Thursday this year. [Photo/Xinhua]
Children dressed in traditional costumes celebrate the Tibetan New Year in Shannan, Southwest China's Tibet autonomous region, March 3, 2022. [Photo/Xinhua]
People dressed in traditional costumes celebrate the Tibetan New Year in Shannan, Southwest China's Tibet autonomous region, March 3, 2022. [Photos/Xinhua]