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Festivals of Bhutan
The people of Bhutan love festivals. Many of the festivals
lasts for several days. The largest and most colorful
festivals take place at Bhutan's dzongs and monasteries once a
year, especially in honor of Guru Rimpoche. They are normally
celebrated in spring and autumn. Tsechus consist of up to five
days of spectacular pageantry, masked dances and religious
allegorical plays that have remained unchanged for centuries.
Besides being a vital living festival and an important medium
of Buddhist teaching, tsechus are huge social gatherings.
Bhutanese revel and exult together, dressed in their finest
clothes and jewelry, in a welcoming ambiance where humor and
devotion go hand in hand. For guests, the tsechu provides an
ideal opportunity to appreciate the essence of the Bhutanese
character. Dancing, singing, feasting and sports are an
integral part of each festival. The tourists can also take
part and enjoy the festival. Spectacular masked dances are
part of the festival. |
