The Xuedon Festival is one of the most grand traditional festivals of the Tibetan people. It is held from June 15th to July 30th every year in the Tibetan calendar. "Snow" and "Dun" means "yogurt" and "banquet" in Tibetan. The Snow Day is a holiday for eating yogurt. During the Xuedon Festival, there is a grand ceremony of Buddha drying and a grand and enthusiastic performance of Tibetan opera, so it is also called the Buddha drying festival and Tibetan opera festival.
At 6 o'clock in the morning on August 19, the sound of the chant came from the Tsoqin Hall. The simmering mulberry smoke filled the air. Under the guidance of the honor guard team composed of large lamas holding yellow umbrellas, the monks carried them on their shoulders as if The huge thangka like a white dragon walks slowly along the turning path towards the Buddha exhibition stand.
At 7:30, the morning light gradually illuminated Lhasa. The monks worked together to slowly unfold the 40-meter-long and 37-meter-wide Sakyamuni Buddha statue on the exhibition stand. The sound of Dharma horns and chanting sounded, and the believers and monks shook hands. Namaste, chant sutras and pray for blessings. Affected by the epidemic, in order to avoid people staying for a long time, believers and visitors can only orderly see the true face of the Buddha statue on the turning path under the Buddha exhibition stand. They donated the hada in their hands, and the piety in their hearts was not affected by distance. .
Nowadays, due to its traditional festival customs and cultural activities, the Snowdon Festival is not only deeply loved by the local people, but also attracts a large number of tourists. The Buddha exhibition at Drepung Monastery kicked off for the seven-day Snowdon Festival. After the exhibition, there will be traditional Tibetan operas and folk operas in Norbulingka, Dadong Village, Xiangxiong Meiduo Scenic Area, and the Northern Suburb Racecourse. Art performance activities and ethnic traditional horsemanship performances and other activities. The Snowdon Festival will last from August 19, 2020 to August 25, 2020. (Reporter Xie Mu edited Guo Shihao)
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