Welcome to the year 2152. That is, in the Tibetan calendar at least. Today marks the start of Losar, the new year festival celebrated in Tibetan Buddhism, which is observed in Tibet, Bhutan, Nepal, and parts of India. Losar celebrations run for 15 days, beginning the night before with a meal of guthuk—a traditional dumpling soup. The new year is rung in with an incense burning ceremony and visits to holy places to pray for good fortune in the year ahead.
Tibetan New Year
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					Wind horses carry wishes for a new year
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					A red knot on the Shetland Islands, Scotland
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					Tigh Mor Trossachs on Loch Achray, Scotland
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					Christmas comes to New York City
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					World Population Day
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					Preveli Gorge
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					Methow Valley, North Cascades, Washington
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					Breaking the fast for Eid
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					Seonam Temple, South Korea
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					Red skies at Ruby Beach
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					A bridge that rocks
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					Muniellos Nature Reserve
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					Poinsettia Day
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					An avian predator built for the snow
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					Góða ólavsøku, from the Faroes!
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					Stompin’ with the Big Chief
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					American bison, Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming
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					Welcome to the Ring of Fire
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					Sea Otter Awareness Week
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					European hedgehog in Sussex, England
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					Hollywood s big night
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					World Migratory Bird Day
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