Festivals
Being totally within the Buddhist zone of Nepal the Tsumvalley inhabitants participate in all the regular Buddhist festivities losar
Buddha’s birthday Guru Rinpoche’s birthday and the various cham dances. A
celebration called panda occurs in the village of yarcho above chumling in February while a version of mani similar
to the one in samagaon, is celebrated in Ripchet village during April. Ngungne
is widely celebrated across Tsum in nile chhule phurbe, Rachen, Mu and piren
phu. The festivities of Nara (khangsar Ladrang ) are help in chhokang paro and
at the isolated cliff clinging monastery of chi phu.
All the main
monasteries have a festival in t he early monsoon called Gumba Dhupa chhe ji.
The riotous Dharchyang horseraces are help in Upper Tsum in late September into
October. Around the same time is the Gumba Ngile Ladrang. Also in the autumn, a
celebration takes place at milarepa’s cave that is unique to the valley
according to local homestay people. Nara Jhong takes place at Gonhgye monastery
above chhule in late November. The twin villages of Ngakyu- leru hold the Nga
ladrang Nara in December.
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