Losoong Festival

Losoong
A new year festival at Lachung monastery in North Sikkim
Official nameLosoong
Also calledSonam Losoong, Namsoong
Observed byBhutias, Lepchas
SignificanceSikkimese New Year
Lepcha New Year
Date1st day of the 11th month of the Tibetan lunar calendar.
2023 date13 December
FrequencyAnnual

Losoong marks the end of harvest season,[1] of the Bhutia tribe, celebrated every year in December.

  1. ^ "Losoong (Sikkimese New Year)". Windhorse Tours. Retrieved 11 August 2017.