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Festivals are an important part of Bhutanese culture and tradition. The Tshechu is the most well-known Bhutanese festival. This festival is one of the largest tourist attractions in Bhutan.

Tshechu is the tenth day in Bhutanese calendar. These festivals are celebrated in the courtyards of the Dzongs (fortresses) in all the dzongkhags (districts). The Tshechu is held in honour of Guru Rinpochhe, who brought Mahayana Buddhism to Bhutan in the eighth century. Bhutanese legend says that on the tenth calendar day the great Guru Rinpochhe transformed himself into different forms to subdue demons. This legend has a religious significance to the Bhutanese people.

The Tshechu is celebrated with traditional dances and commences with wangs, blessings by lamas, and mewangs, blessings by fire. The Bhutanese believe that the festivals and wangs wash away their sins.

Bhutanese festivals are elaborate celebrations where attendants dress in their finest clothing and jewelry. In addition to the religious implications, the festivals serve as a community gathering where Bhutanese come to socalize and feast on native delicacies.

The tentative festival dates for 2010 are given below:

Sl. FESTIVAL PLACE DATES
1 PUNAKHA DROMCHE AND TSECHU PUNAKHA 20TH - 23RD FEBRUARY
2 CHORTEN KORA TRASHIYANGTSE 28TH FEB – 15TH MARCH
3 GOMKORA TRASHIGANG 23RD - 25TH MARCH
4 CHHUKHA TSECHU CHHUKHA 28TH - 30TH MARCH
5 PARO TSECHU PARO 26TH - 30TH MARCH
6 URA YAKCHOE BUMTHANG 24TH - 28TH APRIL
7 NIMALUNG TSECHU BUMTHANG 19TH - 21ST JUNE
8 KURJEY TSECHU BUMTHANG 21ST JUNE
9 WANGDUE TSECHU WANGDUE 15TH - 17TH SEPTEMBER
10 TAMSHINGPHALA CHOEPA BUMTHANG 16TH - 18TH SEPTEMBER
11 THIMPHU DRUPCHEN THIMPHU 12TH - 16TH SEPTEMBER
12 THIMPHU TSECHU THIMPHU 17TH - 19TH SEPTEMBER
13 TANGBI MANI BUMTHANG 22ND - 24TH SEPTEMBER
14 JAMBAY LHAKHANG DRUP BUMTHANG 22ND - 26TH OCTOBER
15 PRAKHAR DUCHHOED BUMTHANG 23RD - 25TH OCTOBER
16 NALAKHAR TSECHU BUMTHANG 21ST - 23RD NOVEMBER
17 MONGAR TSECHU MONGAR 13TH - 16TH NOVEMBER
18 PEMAGATSHEL TSECHU PEMAGATSHEL 13TH - 16TH NOVEMBER
19 TRASHIGANG TSECHU TRASHIGANG 14TH - 17TH NOVEMBER
20 TRONGSA TSECHU TRONGSA 15TH - 17TH DECEMBER
21 LHUNTSE TSECHU LHUNTSE 15TH - 17TH DECEMBER

Below is a list of sample festival tours organized by Bhutan Greenland Expeditions. Please contact us at greenbhutan@gmail.com for any of the above festival itineraries:

Chorten Kora
Gom Kora
Jambay Lhakhang Drub
Paro Tshechu
Thimphu Tshechu
Punakha Tshechu
Ura Yakchhoe

Please note that Bhutan Greenland Expeditions reserves the right to change or modify any travel itinerary incase the finalized itinerary is not possible to fulfill due toflight cancellation, weather condition, landslides and floods, political restrictions ,etc.

 

Bhutanese Festival Dancer

Bhutanese Festival Dancer