As
this day, the new lunar year draws nearer, I remember so many moments of joy
shared among families, relatives, friends and dear ones in the past which is
traditionally popular and celebrated as “Dawa
Dangpai Losar”. It is very common for Bhutanese working and residing in
different places to come and gather together as a family and shared moment of
happiness, joy and blissfulness of the day.
Usually,
the day starts with rooster alarming the head of the family, father to prepare Thukpa, then mother forcibly pulling the
blanket from brothers and sisters to make everyone’s presence wonderful for
morning soup (Thukpa). It will be
around 6:00am by then, when everyone rushes for final sip followed by Suja and Zow. Elders in the family usually prefer Ara instead of Suja insistingly
reasoning over having no usual works, often breaking into smiles of excuses. We
shared all the stories and experiences of the year among family. It will be
around noon, by the time we resolved to have special meal of the day. We dance,
create jokes, laugh, teased one another and sometimes engagements and marriages
happens expectedly or unexpectedly on the same day.
Since,
Losar is the only day in far-flung remote
villages of Bhutan where they get to rest, interact, gossip and play
traditional games etc., usually elders from among different region will have Archery
and Khuru tournaments. I still remember how my father used to eagerly wait for
the day to come and won’t sleep the whole night before Losar preparing his bows and arrows. Archery is his favorite game.
He even would make one ready for me. :)
Today
as we celebrates the day, though away from home which seems bit unfortunate, I would
like to wish my family, relatives, friends and fellow Bhutanese a Happy New
Year. May this day reminds all of us about the impermanence and the
interdependency of our existence on this earth. May all sentient beings,
attends the path of liberation and the perfect place of immortality.
Happy 5th Anniversary!!! :):):)
Tashi
Delek
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