The origin of Tibetan calendar year

Tibetan calendar is a favorite calendar of Tibetan people. The present Tibetan calendar originated in 1027. The calendar year of the Tibetan calendar is basically the same as that of the trunk and branch of the lunar calendar, except that the heavenly stems are replaced by the five elements of yin and yang, with A as yang wood, B as yin wood, C as yang fire, D as yin fire, E as yang soil, itself as yin soil, G as yang gold, Xin as yin gold, Ren as yang water and Gui as yin water. Replace earthly branches with zodiac signs.

It is also a 60-year cycle, but it is called "Rao Qiong" instead of "Jia Zi". The first thermal cycle began in A.D. 1027, with the year of Ding Mao in the lunar calendar and the year of Rabbit in the Tibetan calendar. 2007 (Ding Hai Year) is the Year of the Pig.

The Tibetan New Year is the biggest festival for the Tibetan people, and it is also the first and most grand festival for the Tibetan people. At that time, every household will get together and all kinds of celebrations will be numerous and lively.

The first day of the first month of the Tibetan calendar is the Tibetan New Year. Because it is different from the lunar algorithm, the dates of Tibetan New Year and Lunar New Year are not exactly the same. Generally, there are four situations: the first day of the Tibetan New Year coincides with the first day of the Lunar New Year, separated by one day, separated by one month or separated by one month and one day. In 2005, the Tibetan New Year and the Lunar New Year completely coincided, both on February 9th, which is a good opportunity for traveling.

The Tibetan New Year celebrated in Lhasa, the ancient city on the roof of the world, is harmonious and lively, with many unique and joyful holiday customs. As soon as we entered the Tibetan calendar1February, every household began to get busy. Clean the room and make all kinds of preparations for the new year, such as cutting horses (that is, putting zanba, milk residue, highland barley and so on). There are colored patterns in a long wooden double-bucket vessel, and the ears of highland barley and butter sculptures with exquisite models of the sun and the moon and fried Kasai (a fried food) are inserted.