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The new Tibetan year of the Iron Rat has come. Amid the outbreak of the epidemic, Tibet’s authorities have encouraged people to shop online to avoid mass gathering.
Earlier on Feb 19, authorities in Tibet called on citizens not to hold or participate in group activities during the Tibetan New Year, a traditional festival of the Tibetan ethnic minority.
This year’s New Year festival, also known as Losar, begins on Monday, and traditionally lasts for about one to two weeks.
Losar, or Tibetan New Year, fell on Monday, marking the start of a two-week festival. What makes this year’s festival unlike those of previous years is that most Tibetan people are staying at home to celebrate because of the novel coronavirus pneumonia outbreak.
Miscellaneous goods for the celebration of the Tibetan New Year, which falls on Monday, are on sale at the supermarkets and shopping centers in Lhasa, capital of Tibet Autonomous Region.
Welfare institutions in Tibet have prepared abundant supplies to welcome Tibetan New Year, which falls on Feb. 24 this year, without any gathering or celebration event due to the novel coronavirus outbreak.
Yangzom and her family in Lhasa, capital of southwest China’s Tibet Autonomous Region, decided to celebrate a quiet Tibetan New Year this year as local authorities called on citizens not to hold or participate in group activities amid the coronavirus epidemic outbreak.
President Xi Jinping has encouraged medical students of Tibet University to develop strong skills and serve the people at the primary level ahead of the Tibetan New Year.