Darjeeling Festivals and Events in Darjeeling is a product of the vast diversity of the local inhabitants. Darjeeling portrays 'Unity in Diversity' for which India is well known all over the world. All the Hindu Festivals are celebrated as per the lunar calendar therefore the dates vary from year to year. Tibetan Festivals have become a part of the India culture since the time of the British rule. You can find more details in www.holidaymasti.com.
The diverse culture of Darjeeling Tour has given birth to different festivals. Theses festivals provides visitors with an unique opportunity to understand the local people and their culture.
Most Hindu and Tibetan festivals do not have a fixed date as they mostly follow the lunar calendar. But the month is more or less the same in every year.
Bhumchu festival
Bhumchu festival is the most exciting festivals is celebrated during the first week of March. The Bhumchu takes place on the 14th and 15th day of the first month of the Tibetan lunar calendar. It comes close on the heels of Lossar, the Tibetan New year in the middle of February. The people of Darjeeling Tour Packages look at Bhumchu as a blessing and luck of the land. Bhumchu Festival in Darjeeling is very popular and is celebrated with aesthetic devotion and festivity.
Dasain Festival
Dasain Festival is celebrated on the first day of the lunar month of Aswain in the month of October. It is also known as Durga Puja. This fortnightly Puja festival symbolizes the success of the Hindu Goddess Durga over the evil Asura. The Nepali Hindus during this time decorate their houses, doors and pillars with banyan leaves and string of marigold flowers - Darjeeling Tours India. People sow barley seeds in the soil on the first day of the festival and their growth foretells good harvest. The remembrance of the dead ancestor's ceremony is also performed during this period.
Loshar Festival
Loshar Festival in Darjeeling is a colorful event that continues for about a week.It is the new year of the Tibetans usually falls in the month of February. It is an important festival in the Tibetan calendar year and its celebration continues for a week. It is celebrated with great enthusiasm and spirit by the youthful Tibetans. The youths take to the streets performing the traditional Yak dance dressed in multi colored clothes.
Darjeeling Carnival
Tour to Darjeeling Event is a ten day colorful event. The event is a product of the initiative taken by the residents of Darjeeling to imbibe fresh life among the people after a long period of political strife that plagued the town and affected its economy. The entire community of Darjeeling comes together and displays the uniqueness of a diverse culture living together united.
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