Gyalpo Lhosar being celebrated, government granted a public holiday

KATHMANDU: MARCH. 3 – Gyalpo Lhosar, a cultural festival celebrated by the Sherpa community every year on the day of Falgun Shukla Pratipada, is being celebrated today by organizing various programs.

The Sherpa community is celebrating the 2149th Gyalpo Lhosar as the New Year. Gyalpo Lhosar is divided into 12 categories: rats, cows, tigers, rabbits, dragons, snakes, horses, sheep, monkeys, birds, dogs and pigs. It is said that the musa (mouse) year will start today after completing baraha year.