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FESTIVAL 2011 |
PLACE |
DATES |
1 |
PUNAKHA DRUBCHHEN |
PUNAKHA |
8th to 12th FEB |
2 |
PUNAKHA TSHECHU |
PUNAKHA |
13th to 15th FEB |
2 |
CHHORTEN KORA |
TRASHIYANGTSHE |
18th FEB & 4th MAR |
3 |
GOMPHUKORA |
TRASHIGANG |
13th to 15th MARCH/ 11th to 13th APRIL |
4 |
PARO TSHECHU |
PARO |
15th to 19th MARCH |
5 |
CHHUKHA TSHECHU |
CHHUKHA |
17th to 19th MARCH/ 16th to 18th APRIL |
6 |
URA TSHECHU |
BUMTHANG |
13th to 17th MAY |
7 |
NIMALUNG TSHECHU |
BUMTHANG |
8th to 10th JUL |
8 |
KURJEY TSHECHU |
BUMTHANG |
10th JUL |
9 |
THIMPHU DRUBCHEN |
THIMPHU |
1st to 5th OCT |
10 |
WANGDUE TSHECHU |
WANGDUEPHODRANG |
4th to 6th OCT |
11 |
TAMSHING PHALA CHHOEPA |
BUMTHANG |
5th to 7th OCT |
12 |
THIMPHU TSHECHU |
THIMPHU |
6th to 8th OCT |
13 |
THANGBI MANI |
BUMTHANG |
10th to 12th OCT |
14 |
JAMBAY LHAKHANG DRUB |
BUMTHANG |
10th to 14th NOV |
15 |
PRAKHAR TSHECHU |
BUMTHANG |
11th to 13th NOV |
16 |
MONGAR TSHECHU |
MONGAR |
1st to 4th DEC |
17 |
PEMAGATSHEL TSHECHU |
PEMAGATSHEL |
1st to 4th DEC |
18 |
TRASHINGANG TSHECHU |
TRASHIGANG |
2nd to 5th DEC |
19 |
NALAKHAR TSHECHU |
BUMTHANG |
10th to 12th DEC |
20 |
TRONGSA TSHECHU |
TRONGSA |
2nd to 4th JAN, 2012 |
21 |
LHUENTSE TSHECHU |
LHUENTSE |
2nd to 4th JAN, 2012 |
TENTATIVE FESTIVAL DATES FOR 2012
SL |
FESTIVAL |
PLACE |
DATES |
1 |
PUNAKHA DRUBCHHEN |
PUNAKHA |
27th Feb to 02nd March |
2 |
PUNAKHA TSHECHU |
PUNAKHA |
03rd to 05th March |
3 |
CHHORTEN KORA |
TRASHIYANGTSHE |
08th March & 22nd March |
4 |
GOMPHUKORA |
TRASHIGANG |
31st March to 02nd April |
5 |
PARO TSHECHU |
PARO |
02nd to 06th April |
6 |
CHHUKHA TSHECHU |
CHHUKHA |
04th to 06th April |
7 |
URA TSHECHU |
BUMTHANG |
02nd to 06th May |
8 |
NIMALUNG TSHECHU |
BUMTHANG |
27th to 29th June |
9 |
KURJEY TSHECHU |
BUMTHANG |
29th June |
10 |
THIMPHU DRUBCHEN |
THIMPHU |
20th to 24th September |
11 |
WANGDUE TSHECHU |
WANGDUEPHODRANG |
23rd to 25th September |
12 |
TAMSHING PHALA CHHOEPA |
BUMTHANG |
24th to 26th September |
13 |
THIMPHU TSHECHU |
THIMPHU |
25th to 27th September |
14 |
THANGBI MANI |
BUMTHANG |
29th Sept to 01st October |
15 |
JAMBAY LHAKHANG DRUB |
BUMTHANG |
29th Oct to 02nd November |
16 |
PRAKHAR TSHECHU |
BUMTHANG |
30th Oct to 01st November |
17 |
MONGAR TSHECHU |
MONGAR |
20th to 23rd November |
18 |
PEMAGATSHEL TSHECHU |
PEMAGATSHEL |
20th to 23rd November |
19 |
TRASHIGANG TSHECHU |
TRASHIGANG |
21st to 24th November |
20 |
NALAKHAR TSHECHU |
BUMTHANG |
28th to 30th November |
21 |
TRONGSA TSHECHU |
TRONGSA |
21st to 23rd December |
22 |
LHUENTSE TSHECHU |
LHUENTSE |
21st to 23rd December |
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All efforts have been made to confirm the festival dates,
however, all the festival dates can be changed without prior
notice. Please reconfirm the final date before you make your
booking. |
Festival Tours is an ideal opportunity to witness “tsechus” or
religious festivals, which are held annually at various parts of
the kingdom at different times of the year. The most popular
festivals are Paro Tsechu (March/April), Thimphu Tsechu
(September/October) and the Jambay Lhakhang Drupchen in Bumthang
(October/November). The Black Necked Crane Festival usually held
in November is the best example of the coexistence of tradition
and modernization.
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