Tibetans Celebrate Fairy Festival on Nov.10

Last Saturday, Tibetan celebrated their traditional Fairy Festival. The Fairy Festival in Tibet is believed to be a festival of women, so it is also known as the “Women’s Festival” in modern Tibet. The Fairy Festival in Tibet is celebrated on Oct. 15 in the Tibetan calendar, when various kinds of religious activities are held. On this day, girls and women are dressed up to make pilgrimages in temples, present Khadas to their respected angels, treat themselves to go shopping, have magnificent food, and particularly, ask for money from men to donate to the fairies. They can ask for money from any man they meet, who has to be very generous with their money on this day so that they can be endorsed with good luck in the coming new year. While in family, parents have to give money to children on this day as gifts to celebrate their plentiful harvest in autumn and the coming of a new year. And Tibetan People gather around at Jokhang Temple and women all dressed up with beautiful traditional clothes singing and dancing.

Tibetan women are dressed up with beautiful traditional clothes singing and dancing around at Jokhang Temple to celebrate their Fairy Festival.