Sherpa Community Celebrates Gyalpo Losar Festival Marking New Year

Kathmandu. The Sherpa community is celebrating the Gyalpo Losar festival today through various programs. Losar means year, and 'Lho' means year, while 'Sar' means new. The Sherpa community celebrates this as their New Year.

On the occasion of the festival, the Sherpa community has a tradition of cleaning roads and water sources in their villages and neighborhoods, eating 'Guthuk' and 'Khapse'—dishes made from nine types of grains—and exchanging greetings to welcome the New Year. This festival is regarded as an opportunity to enhance family and social harmony.