Sherpa Community Celebrating Gyalpo Lhosar Today Gyalpo Lhosar, a cultural festival celebrated by the Sherpa community every year on the first day of the lunar month of Falgun, is being celebrated on Friday with various programs organized.
The Sherpa community is going to celebrate the 2152nd Gyalpo Lhosar as a new year. Gyalpo Lhosar is divided into 12 categories: Rat, Cow, Tiger, Rabbit, Dragon (Cloud), Snake, Horse, Sheep, Monkey, Bird, Dog and Boar.
Gyalpo Lhosar is celebrated grandly from the Phalgun Shukla Pratipada to the Purnima by organizing various programs. Gyalpo Lhosar was started to be celebrated as the spring festival from the time of the ninth king of Bhot, Ude Gungyal. Researcher Tika Sherpa said that Gyalpo Lhosar was named in sequence over time. He also informed that some people pronounce this Lhosar as Gyalpo and some as Gyalbo.
Gyalpo Lhosar, which was celebrated in 12 districts of the Himalayan region in the past, is currently celebrated in 22 districts. With the migration of the Sherpa caste, the number of districts celebrating this festival has increased. On Poush 15, the Gurung community celebrates Tamu and the Tamang community also celebrates this festival in the name of Sonam Lhosar on the day of Magh Shukla Pratipada.
