Ongkor Festival in Shigatse

For those people who love boisterous.The traditional festival of Tibet will provide you a unique opportunity for tourists and researchers to experience a slice of life on the roof of the world.Explore Tibet Team, a professional Tibet travel agency,today we will introduce Ongkor Festival to you.

Ongkor Festival is an old festival in farming areas of Tibet in August of Tibetan calendar.But the festival is held accordingly the different ripen time of crops and most time is August.During this time,all crops are ripe and waiting for farmers to harvest.So it is also called Ongkor Festival.“Ongkor” in Tibetan means marching around the farm land. The history of Ongkor Festival is more than 1500 years, it is a traditional celebration of good harvest,which originated at the middle of the Yarlung Zangbo River valley.

The “Ongkor” shows people’s wish either for a good harvest,or for good rest.During this festival,there are many activities held with prayers, dancing, singing and some sports activities such as horse racing, shooting.And early morning of this day, mostly woman will well dressed and represent their families to form a team and carry measures for grain on their back and hold some colorful arrows.They believe this way can show their best wishes of good harvest.

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