Tibetan New Year ~ Losar ~ Year of the Wood Snake

TIBETAN NEW YEAR ~ LOSAR ~ YEAR OF THE WOOD SNAKE
LOSAR TASHI DELEK!  HAPPY NEW YEAR! Join us on Sunday, March 2, 2025 from 10:30 am - noon (EST) All are welcome!

With the recent passing of His Holiness's brother, the annual Losar event held at Kadampa Center will take on more of a "spiritual" feel, than celebratory, this year.  On February 9th, Gyalo Thondup, the second-eldest brother of His Holiness the Dalai Lama, passed away at the age of 97.  Geshe Gelek and Geshe Sangpo will lead us in prayers and practices to honor Gyalo Thondup, including an incense offering, called sang-sol, outside at the stupa.  We will also have the opportunity to make khata offerings to His Holiness.

During this holy day event, we will learn about Losar, or Tibetan New Year, and how it is prepared for and celebrated in Tibetan culture.  Bring your appetite, as the Kadampa Center community will be treated to delicious, traditional Tibetan tea and Losar treats!

NOTE: The regularly scheduled Family Program, typically held on the second Sunday of each month, is canceled in March.

HOW TO ATTEND THE LOSAR CELEBRATION

• Attend onsite, in person at Kadampa Center!

• Join on Zoom HERE.

• Watch via live stream on YouTube HERE.

MORE ABOUT LOSAR AND THE FIFTEEN DAYS OF MIRACLES

Tibetan New Year ~ Losar ~ falls on Friday, February 28th this year.  Kadampa Center's celebration takes place on Sunday, March 2nd ~ all are invited!  Losar marks the beginning of the Fifteen Days of Miracles, which culminates on the fifteenth day of the Tibetan lunar calendar and is knows as Chotrul Düchen.  Throughout these fifteen days, Guru Shakyamuni Buddha showed miraculous powers to inspire faith in his followers.  Lama Zopa Rinpoche advised us that this is an especially auspicious time to do spiritual practice because, as Buddha Holy Days, our merit multiplies exponentially.  For FPMT centers, Losar is a particularly special time as it commemorates the anniversary of FPMT founder Lama Yeshe’s passing (parinirvana) at dawn of Losar in 1984.