22 February 2026

Losar – Tibetan New Year Celebration

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In 2026, the first day of the Tibetan New Year falls on Wednesday, February 18th. It will be the Year of the Horse (element: fire). Since the first fifteen days of the New Year are considered especially auspicious, for practical reasons we have scheduled the ceremonial Losar celebrations for Sunday, February 22nd.

More about the Tibetan calendar here

Led by: Lama Rinchen

10:30 am
Ceremony of the fragrant smoke offering – Riwo Sangcho

11:00 am 
The Empowerment of White Tara for the blessing of long life and the flourishing of all good qualities

Around 1:00 pm
Refreshments offered by the Centre

2.30 pm
New Year teaching by Lama Rinchen

3.30 pm
Tsok puja of Guru Rinpoche “Rain of Blessings”

5:00 pm
Mahakala puja

Admission is free. As usual, you may offer ready food items for the tsok puja (fruit, nuts, cakes, juices), as well as incense or tealight candles (preferably unscented), or make a donation for ritual purposes.

Registration:

Due to organizational reasons (grocery shopping, preparation of the seats in the temple, parking places, etc.) please, register in advance (best before Monday, the 9th of February).

Especially those who wish to stay overnight and order meals (other than lunch offered by the Centre) are asked to register in advance.

Registration can be done via the REGISTRATION FORM. Thank you.

Guide for participants:

In order to avoid misunderstandings and make the work of our team easier, please read the Guide for Participants which explains what to bring, where to stay, how to behave and more.