This week was Losar. Losar is the Tibetan word for "new year" and is the most important holiday in Tibet.
I've been told that in Tibet they celebrate all month long-it's a big deal. In India it's still a big deal to the Tibetans, but it only lasts about a week. We have lots of Tibetan friends in Rajpur and so we got to experience and celebrate their holiday with them. It's been fun.
A couple days ago we went over to a friend's house for lunch to celebrate with them. Nawong and Tenzin are a super sweet Tibitan couple with a cute little two year old. We had some YUMMY homemade MoMo's and chili. The best in town in my opinion. We were also each given a bowl of special Tibitan beer. Lovely. Its thick, served warm, and made with rice milk. Yeah. Not my favorite. It was cultural though, so I drank it with a smile on my face. (Getting pretty good at that)
We had lots of fun eating, laughing, and just hanging out. So fun to experience a special holiday with friends! Happy Losar!!
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