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Introduction
Losoong Festival is another way of celebrating the Sikkimese New Year. Held in the tenth month of the Tibetan calendar, the Loosong Festival of Sikkim at the end of the harvest season celebrate and pray for a better harvest for the next year.
Held generally in the month of December, Loosong Festival is the most colorful festival of Sikkim where you can get to see the traditional Cham dance, the colorful attire and get the taste of mountain festive fervor.
A traditional festival of the Bhutias, the Loosong Festival, is to welcome the new season with a glorious extravagant celebrations. Also celebrated by the Lepchas, the Losoong festival fills the entire Sikkim with a festive spirit.
The traditional Cham dance takes place where the people dress up as deities and perform the dance. The dances are a way to exorcize the evil spirits and welcome the good spirit of the Sikkim New Year.
If you wish to be a part of the celebrations you can also take a sip of the local wine Chaang and get drowned in the festive mood.
The dances take place at the monasteries at Tsuklakhang Palace, Phodong and Rumtek Monastery. The occasion is also celebrated by traditional archery competitions.
The Loosong Festival in Sikkim is an important festival and tourists from all over the world visit Sikkim to be a part of this holy festival.
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