A must-see in the Year of the Snake! Lhasa Tibetan New Year activities super complete guide

A must-see in the Year of the Snake! Lhasa Tibetan New Year activities super complete guide ✨||| Friends, the Tibetan New Year is coming soon! In Lhasa, it is more lively than the Lunar New Year. Collect this guide and take a trip to the Tibetan New Year at any time🧳 📅 Event time The Tibetan New Year and Lunar New Year are different every year. This year, the Tibetan New Year is on ⏰ February 27, 2025. Be sure to plan your itinerary in advance! 📍📍Potala Palace pray for blessings During the Tibetan New Year, the Potala Palace is a holy place that cannot be missed! The museum will close on New Year’s Eve (February 27) and reopen at 6am on New Year’s Day (February 28). Remember to book your tickets in advance to feel the solemnity and sacredness of Tibetan culture. (There are so many people, you have to go to the queue at 5 or 6 am.) 🌟Stroll through the Okinawa market This is the most popular place for the Tibetan New Year🎇 The market is filled with colorful prayer flags, thangkas, Tibetan incense, and all kinds of exquisite Tibetan ornaments💍 The air is filled with the fragrance of butter and highland barley, remember to bring more 💵, turn on the crazy shopping mode! 🌟See eviction 👻 ceremony On the first day of the New Year, every household will hold a ceremony to drive 👻 away 🧙‍♀️ People wearing traditional Tibetan robes, holding "bamboo su chema" (a bucket filled with barley and rice dumplings), muttering words to drive "👻" out of the door. This ceremony takes place in the early morning, so be sure to wake up early to feel the mysterious atmosphere. 🌟Taste Tibetan cuisine During the Tibetan New Year, various specialties are definitely not to be missed! "Gu Tu" is a traditional food that must be eaten during the New Year, similar to our dumplings 🥟 However, it will be wrapped with various things with different meanings, such as stone represents cruelty, wool represents soft heart, people who eat it have to perform the show on the spot, super interesting! There are also butter tea, 🍶 highland wine, and air-dried meat. Every bite is rich in Tibetan flavor. 🌟 Participate in horse racing shows On the grasslands around Lhasa, there will be a wonderful horse racing show 🐎 The riders dressed in costumes fly across the grassland, the scene is very spectacular. 📸 Check-in spot 1. Potala Palace: The Potala Palace is extraordinarily solemn and solemn in the sunshine of the New Year, the golden roof sparkles, and a shot is a blockbuster📷 2. Barkhor Street: Put on a Tibetan robe and stroll through Barkhor Street, which is full of Tibetan-style buildings and prayer-turning crowds. Don’t forget to visit Maji Ami to feel the romance of Tsangyang Gyatso. 🎁 Notes 1. Respect local customs and habits and do not take photos📸 or make loud noises when attending ceremonies and events. 2. The UV rays in Lhasa are very strong, remember to bring sunscreen and warm clothes, the temperature difference between morning and evening is quite large. tips: Every year on the night of the Tibetan New Year, when it gets dark, it starts around 20pm (the time is not necessarily) will be set off at the Tsomeilin T-junction out of the Dashoji Temple 🎆, to drive 👻, quite lively