BOMDILA, 28 Feb: Losar celebration has started in the house. As per the Tibetan Buddhist lunar calendar, this is the Wood ...

Please be aware that the dates of some holidays, particularly those that are calculated according to a lunar calendar and rely on sightings of the New Moon (e.g., Islamic holidays), vary according to ...

at Buddhist temples, Shinto shrines and homes sees people marking “setsubun,” the last day of the winter in the Japanese lunar calendar. Like rice, soybeans are considered a symbol of vitality ...

China’s lunar calendar runs on a 60-year cycle ... All dates correspond to the solar calendar. Buddhist dates apply to holidays in most of East Asia; Tibet and Sri Lanka celebrate those holy ...

Losar is a time for the Monpas to refresh their spirits and renew their commitment to religious and cultural practices. It marks the end of the old year and the beginning of a new cycle, symbolising ...

The lunar calendar, unlike the Gregorian calendar ... Mario Poceski, a professor of Buddhist studies and Chinese religions at the University of Florida who wrote about Lunar New Year celebrations ...

Japan's annual ritual of "mame-maki," or bean-throwing, at Buddhist temples, Shinto shrines and homes sees people marking "setsubun," the last day of the winter in the Japanese lunar calendar.

By Mike Kinney The Gyuto Foundation, a Tibetan Buddhist monastery in East Richmond Heights, celebrated the Tibetan New Year, ...