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{{Infobox holiday<br />
|holiday_name = Losoong<br />
|type = Buddhism<br />
|image = File:Gumpa.jpg<br />
|imagesize =<br />
|caption = A new year festival at Lachung monastery in North Sikkim <br />
|official_name = Losoong<br />
|nickname = Sonam Losoong, Namsoong<br />
|observedby = [[Bhutia]]s, [[Lepcha people|Lepchas]]<br />
|litcolor = <br />
|longtype =<br />
|significance = Sikkimese New Year<br />
|begins =<br />
|ends =<br />
|date = 18th day of the 10th month of the [[Tibetan calendar|Tibetan lunar calendar]].<br />
|date2020 = 27 December<br />
|scheduling = Changes as per the Sikkimese calendar <br />
|duration = Several days<br />
|frequency = Annual<br />
|celebrations =<br />
|observances =<br />
|relatedto = [[Losar]], [[Galdan Namchot]]<br />
}}<br />
{{Tibetan Buddhism}}<br />
'''Losoong''' is the Sikkimese New Year,<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.windhorsetours.com/festivals_wht/losoong-sikkimese-new-year/|title=Losoong (Sikkimese New Year) - Windhorse Tours|last=Tshering|first=Ugen|work=Windhorse Tours|access-date=2017-08-11}}</ref> of the [[Bhutia]] tribe, celebrated every year in the month of December.<br />
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== Tradition ==<br />
Based on the [[Tibetan calendar|Tibetan Lunar Calendar]]<br />
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* Losoong falls on the 18th day of the 10th month, when farmers celebrate the harvest.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sikkim.gov.in/portal/portal/StatePortal/AboutSikkim/SikkimFestivals|title=State Portal, Government of Sikkim, India - Festivals In Sikkim|website=www.sikkim.gov.in|access-date=2017-08-11}}</ref> <br />
* It is a traditional festival of the [[Bhutia]]s, but the [[Lepcha people|Lepchas]] also celebrate it and call it '''Namsoong'''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ftd.travel/festival/lepcha-and-bhutia-new-year|title=Lepcha(Losoong), Bhutia(Namsoong), Sonam Lhochar - Sikkim New Year|last=FTD.Travel|website=www.ftd.travel|access-date=2017-08-11}}</ref><br />
* The festival have been adapted from the traditions and rituals of the Tibetan New Year, [[Losar]]. <br />
* The festival is conducted at the [[Phodong Monastery|Phodong]] and [[Rumtek Monastery|Rumtek Monasteries]] in Sikkim.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Xnw-2sU1KMoC&q=Losoong+Festival&pg=PA110|title=Sikkim: A Traveller's Guide|last=Ray|first=Arundhati|date=2001|publisher=Orient Blackswan|isbn=9788178240084}}</ref><br />
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Losoong is not only celebrated in India but its also celebrated in Nepal and Bhutan.<br />
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The dance forms performed in the festival depict narrativized tales from the life of Padmasambhava (or Guru Ugyen).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.gktoday.in/quiz-questions/lasoong-festival-is-celebrated-in-which-of-the-following-states/|title=Lasoong festival is celebrated in which of the following states? - General Knowledge Today|website=www.gktoday.in|language=en-US|access-date=2018-09-16}}</ref><br />
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== Celebration ==<br />
Celebration begins after the priest offers 'Chi-Fut', special alcohol, to the gods. After the offering to gods the effigy of the demon King is burnt. Burning the demon represents destroying the evil.<br />
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Certain competitions are organized and merrymaking lasts for several days. The festival is also called '''Sonam Losoong'''. losoong festival is very famous in eastern India.<br />
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==References==<br />
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{{New Year by Calendar}}<br />
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[[Category:Sikkim]]<br />
[[Category:Tibetan festivals]]<br />
[[Category:Buddhist festivals in Nepal]]<br />
[[Category:Festivals in India]]<br />
[[Category:New Year in India]]<br />
[[Category:New Year celebrations]]<br />
[[Category:Cultural festivals in India]]<br />
[[Category:Religious festivals in India]]<br />
[[Category:Festivals in Bhutan]]<br />
[[Category:Festivals in Nepal]]<br />
[[Category:Buddhist festivals in India]]<br />
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