One, ? Exorcism
The Tibetan calendar December 29, is the day of exorcism. On this day, to be held in the Potala Palace and the Muru Lichang jumping god will be held in the Rugu Square to give food to send the ghosts, the snatch temple to hold a grand jumping god activities.
In the early night, every family holding torches, calling to drive away the ghosts. Beyond the gate, the leftover noodle porridge is to be poured out to give food so that the ghosts of the year will go away quickly. At the same time, every house should be cleaned to remove the garbage and filth of the year.
Two, eat Gutu
"Gutu" that is nine, here refers to the twenty-ninth, "Gutu" that is Gutuoba, is a kind of noodle porridge.
Tibetans eat Gutu on the 29th day of the month of Lunar New Year to show that in addition to the old and welcome the new. Tuba group were wrapped with stones, chili peppers, wool, charcoal, coins, on behalf of the "hard heart", "knife mouth", "soft heart", "black heart", "black heart", "black heart", "black heart", "black heart", "black heart", "black heart", "black heart", "black heart", "black heart", "black heart". black heart" and "make a fortune". The person who ate these things should be spit out instantly, causing the crowd to laugh, adding to the New Year's Eve atmosphere of joy.
Three, Za Xiu
Not to the Tibetan New Year, older women do not wear jewelry, but to wear a big red shirt. Whether middle-aged or older women, all are combed with two braids tied with "Zhaxiu". Young unmarried girls do not surround the "Gangdian", braided alone, "Zazhou" color is more fresh, shirt color is also a variety of flowers.
Four,? Back "auspicious water"
The first day of the Tibetan New Year, 6:00 a.m., the sky is still dark, we followed the sister of the Lazhi get up to the village well. According to local custom, whoever can grab the first bucket of water of the new year will have good luck in this year. Coincidentally, we really hit the first bucket of water, before leaving, the sister of the Lazhi in the faucet pasted a piece of tsampa, indicating that someone has already hit the first bucket of water.
Five, change the streamer
The streamer as a symbol of blessing ascends every year to change the new. The new day can not be chosen at random, it is based on the Tibetan calendar, choose in the Tibetan calendar after the first day of the new year a certain auspicious day. On the morning of this day, the whole hospital people are dressed in festive costumes, gathered on the roof of the building, held a grand and joyful insertion of streamers ceremony, the Tibetan language this ceremony is called "Tosu", meaning sacrifices to the gods and pray for blessings ceremony.
Six,? Spread tsampa
Tibetan over the Tibetan calendar year, every family should be in the Tibetan cabinet set up a called "bamboo Suoqi Ma" auspicious wooden bucket, bucket full of green trees, bad pole and Zhuo Ma (ginseng fruit), etc., the top of the insertion of the green tree spikes, wheat flower school and a kind of called "Zizhuo" the painted sun, moon, stars, colorful spleen.
Neighbors or relatives and friends to pay tribute to the New Year, the host will end over the "bamboo Suoqi Ma", the guests grabbed a little tsampa, to the air even withdrawn three times, and then grabbed a little bit into the mouth, and then say a sentence: "Zaxi Dele" (good luck and good fortune), to express the blessing.
Seven, the Buddha
On the first day of the New Year, in order to pray for a happy life in the coming year, the small Zhaoshaosi influx of many people who came to the Buddha, the temple is responsible for a special lama to beat the drums, people have to pay tribute to the hatha, for the oil lamp to add ghee.