Tibetan Festivals

2011-2012

Names of the Tibetan Festivals	Tibetan Calendar Year 2138	Western Calendar Year 2011	Western Calendar 2012
Tibetan New Year (Losar)	First day of the First month	Mach 5th	Feburary 22th
Monlam Festival	Day 4-11th of the first month	March 8th	February 25th
Butter Lamp Festival	15th day of the first month	March 19th	March 8th
Saga Dawa	15 day of the fourth month	June 15th	June 3rd
Tashilungpo Thangka Unveiling	15th day of the fifth month	July 15th	July 3rd
Fire Puja Festival (Zamling Chisang) Samye Dolde	15th day of the fifth month	July 15th	July 3rd
Gyantse Horse Festival	Day 14-18th of the fourth month	July 20th	July 20th
Yushu Horse Festival	.	July 25th	July 25th
Dharma Wheel Festival (Tukbe Tseshi)	4th day of the sixth month	August 3rd	July 23th
Litang Horse Festival	.	August 1st	August 1st
Labrang Rigdra (Snow loin dance festival)	8th day of the seventh month	August 7th	August 25th
Nagchu Horse Festival	.	August 10th	August 10th
Yogurt Festival (Shoton)	30th day of the sixth month	August 29th	August 17th
Karma Dunba	17th day of the seventh month	September 14th	September 2nd
Lhabab Duechen (heavenly arrived)	22nd day of the ninth month	November 17th	November 5th
Palden Lhamo Festival	15th day of the 10th month	December 10th	November 28th
Ganden Nga-Choe (Butter Lamp Festival)	25th day of the tenth month	December 20th	December 8th