Gyalpo Losar (translation: King’s New Year) is the new year festival of the Sherpa people celebrated in Nepal and the Indian state of Sikkim along with the neighbouring Darjeeling and Kalimpong districts. The festival is celebrated on the first day of the Tibetan calendar, which corresponds to a date in February or March in the Gregorian calendar.
Gyalpo Losar (translation: King’s New Year) is the new year festival of the Sherpa people celebrated in Nepal and the Indian state of Sikkim along with the neighbouring Darjeeling and Kalimpong districts. The festival is celebrated on the first day of the Tibetan calendar, which corresponds to a date in February or March in the Gregorian calendar.
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