Sonam Lhosar is beling observed today. The Tamang community is celebrating the new year with a special program. This festival is celebrated every year on the day of Magh Shukla Pratipada.
On the occasion of the festival, a grand Tamang cultural festival was organized by Nepal Tamang Ghedung at Tundikhel in Kathmandu this afternoon. Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal Prachanda will inaugurate the festival at 1 pm.
Sonam Lochhar-2859 is being celebrated today.The Tamang community is going to celebrate the Sonam Lochhar festival, which is celebrated on the full moon day of the Magh Shukla Pratipada, as a new year.
Along with the Tamang living in different parts of the country, Hyolmo, Thakali, Jirel, Nesyangwa, Bhote, Dura, Lepcha etc. have been celebrating this festival according to their own style and tradition.
This festival is specially celebrated in different districts of Bagmati province where there is a majority of Tamang caste. The government has given a public holiday during this year’s festival.
It is considered that the Year of the Pig has ended and the Year of the Rat has started from today. The researcher says that all the 12 years of Lhosar are calculated from the names of animals and birds, so they are worshipers of nature. On the occasion of Sonam Lhosar, today is a public holiday across the country.
Similarly, President Bidya Devi Bhandari, while congratulating on the occasion of the day, said that in the multi-racial, multilingual, and multicultural Nepalese society, festivals like Sonam Lhosar will enhance the spirit of mutual harmony, tolerance and brotherhood among all Nepalis.
Similarly, Vice President Nanda Bahadur Pun, Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal Prachanda and other top leaders of various parties also expressed their wishes for Sonam Lhosar.
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