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Losar

Fresh prayer flags in blue, white, red, green and yellow strung over roofs and passes for the Tibetan New Year.

Photo: Unknown author, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

The colours of Losar

Losar is the Tibetan New Year, kept in Tibet, Bhutan, Ladakh, Sikkim and among the Sherpa and other Himalayan peoples of Nepal. Old prayer flags are taken down and new ones raised on roofs, bridges and mountain passes. They always come in the same order of five colours: blue for sky, white for air, red for fire, green for water and yellow for earth. The wind is said to carry the printed prayers outward. Houses are cleaned and doorways painted with white signs of good fortune. White scarves called khata are offered to teachers and guests, white being the colour of a pure intention. Monks in maroon robes perform masked dances in costumes of brocade.

#1F6FD0Sky blue flagFirst flag in the row: sky and space.
#FFFFFFKhata whiteAir on the flags; scarves given in greeting.
#D32F2FFire redThird flag: fire.
#2E9E4FWater greenFourth flag: water.
#F4C20DEarth yellowFifth flag: earth.
#7B1E2BRobe maroonThe robes of Tibetan monks.

Values are fair approximations, not official shades.

Read about the colours

MaroonMonastic robes.BlueSky, first of the five flag colours.WhiteKhata scarves.YellowEarth.
About this page

Written by the Rang desk with AI assistance. Background: "Losar" on Wikipedia. Customs differ from family to family and place to place. If this is your tradition and we have it wrong, tell us.

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