Tibetan festivals
In Tibet, the Tibetan calendar lags approximately four to six weeks behind the solar calendar. For example, the Tibetan First Month usually falls in February, the Fifth Month usually falls in June or early July and the Eight Month usually falls in September.
List of traditional Tibetan festivals
Losar
The Tibetan calendar is a lunisolar calendar. Losar is celebrated on the first three days of the first lunar month.| Gregorian year | Tibetan year | Losar* | element and animal |
| 2000 | 2126 | February 5 - February 7 | male iron dragon |
| 2001 | 2127 | January 24 - January 26 | female iron snake |
| 2002 | 2128 | February 12 - February 14 | male water horse |
| 2003 | 2129 | February 1 - February 3 | female water sheep |
| 2004 | 2130 | January 22 - January 24 | male wood monkey |
| 2005 | 2131 | February 9 - February 11* | female wood bird |
| 2006 | 2132 | January 30 - February 1 | male fire dog |
| 2007 | 2133 | February 18 - February 20 | female fire pig |
| 2008 | 2134 | February 7 - February 9 | male earth rat |
| 2009 | 2135 | January 25 - January 27 | female earth ox |