Gustor Festival

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Gustor festival
Cham dance during Spituk Gustor 2018 in Spituk Monastery
Observed by	Buddhists
Type	Religious festival New year Commemoration
Significance	being celebrated for peace and prosperity in the coming Ladakhi New year
Begins	February
Ends	February
Date	28th and 29th day of the 11th month of the Tibetan lunar calendar every year
2023 date	19–20 January
Frequency	Annual

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Gustor festival is celebrated in different monasteries of Ladakh. It is celebrated by various monasteries such as Thiksey, Spituk, Korzok and Karsha. The word Gustor དགུ་གཏོར / དགུ་སྟོར literally means 'Sacrifice of the 29th Day' in the Tibetan language.^[1] The festival is celebrated for two days, with different kinds of rituals, ceremonies, music & Cham Dance.