Sharchopa Losar(Dawa Chung Ngipa Losar)

Sharchopa Losar(Dawa chunipa Losar)
Tomorrow on 24th January,2012 Tuesday is the very special day the eastern people in Bhutan. To them is the most auspicious day in a year because this day is the demarcation for the old year and the new year.
people get warm up for this day a week ago and celebrate for few days.

Women in Radhi Jonla playing Khuru

To mark this day people look for variety of meats Viz; phagsha pa(pork), norsha pa(beef), Ngakam(dry fish), ngalem(wet fish), other fresh vegetables and fruits. They look for varieties because if they get what ever we required in the life on that day will make a phosphorous life of that whole year. If they don't get some on that day shows that they will suffer to get that particular items on that particular year.

Women in Radhi Jonla playing Khuru

To mark the day; people get up early and prepare Thukpa(porridge), Ngaja(Tea), Suja(butter tea) and other snecks popularly known as zaw. They have it by 6 or 7 am and start preparing for lunch. The lunch will be much better than the normal menu. On that day the menu will be rice, pork, beef, chicken, wet fish, dhal etc. Some of the family even look for new cloths to we wore on that day.

Busy selecting the best ones

During the time of lunch; all family members and other relatives will get together, sit in the circle putting all the items in the circle. Start serving for with the eldest in the family and before they start eating the eldest will cite ,"Ya darig ae thamchen zoma shonang phewa, nge songangbu lekpa rang zomega rewa cha, ya... zayo" says that we are very happy that we all could meet together for this losar so hope for next year to meet like this year again.

Playing Degor

Then after lunch gents go for playing archery(national game of Bhutan), playing khuru, Degor etc while old men and women go for drinking ara(local wine), beer etc. some young girls go to archery ground for dancing and singing.
Towards the evening they form a group and go around singing for bagging ara(local ara) and ends the first day of the losar and with the little change in the pattern they will continue for next few days.

Wish you a happy losar.............................