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) Losar is an exciting, auspicious time for all ~ please join us, everyone is welcome!

Join the celebration as we ring in the Tibetan New Year (Losar) on Sunday, March 2nd, beginning at 10:30am.  Kadampa Center has a lot to rejoice in and look forward to in the Year of the Wood Snake!

The morning begins with a procession of an image of His Holiness the Dalai Lama into the gompa.  Next, we gather in the gompa to learn about Losar and how it is celebrated in Tibetan culture.  Bring your appetite, as the Kadampa Center community will be treated to delicious, traditional Tibetan treats!

Plan to join us for this fun, family-friendly event!  Families and their children of all ages are encouraged to attend.  NOTE: This year's Losar Celebration will take the place of the Family Program in March. There will NOT be a Family Program held on the second Sunday of March as is typically scheduled.

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.