Religious Studies

Days of preparation for the Fast, marked by hospitality and charity to poor and sick

Losar is the Tibetan word for "new year". lo holds the semantic field "year, age"; sar holds the semantic field "new, fresh" Losar is an important holiday in Tibet, Bhutan and for certain ethnic groups in Nepal and India. Before the Tibetan New Year, Nyi Shu Gu is celebrated on the eve of the last […]

Month of fasting to commemorate first revelation of the Qur’an to Muhammad