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Bhutan Festival
Bhutan is known for its colorful festivals with mask dances depicting its rich cultural heritage with deep-rooted religious meanings.
 
The Tsechu is a religious festival in honour of Guru Padmasambhava “One who was born from the Lotus”,popularly known as “Guru Rinpoche”, the Precious Teacher”. This Indian saint contributed enormously to the diffusion of Tantric Buddhism in the Himalayan regions of Tibet, Nepal and Bhutan etc. Around 800 A.D. He is the founder of Nyingmapa, the “Old School” of Lamaism, which still has numerous followers. The biography of Guru Rinpoche is highlighted by the 12 episodes on the model of the Buddha Shakyamuni's life. Each episodes is commemorated around the year in the 10th day of the month by “Tsechu”. The dates and the duration of the Tsechu vary from one Dzongkhag( District) to another but they always take place on or around the 10th day of the month according to Bhutanese calender.
 
 
 
  Bhutan Festival year 2011
         
  Sno. Festival Place Date
  1 PUNAKHA DROMCHE Punakha Dzong: PUNAKHA 10th to 12th FEB
  2 PUNAKHA TSHECHU Punakha Dzong; PUNAKHA 13th to 15th FEB
  3 CHORTEN KORA Chorten Kora; TRASHIYANGTSE 18th FEB & 4th MAR
  4 THARPALING THONGDROL Tharpaling Lhakhang, Chummi, BUMTHANG 18th FEB
  5 TANGSIBI MANI (URA) Tangsibi Lhakhang, Ura, BUMTHANG 17th to 21st FEB
  6 BULLI MANI (CHUMMI) Buli Lhakhang, Chummi, BUMTHANG 19th to 21st FEB
  7 GADEN CHODPA (URA) Gaden Lhakhang, Ura, BUMTHANG 2nd to 4th MARCH
  8 GOMKORA Gom Kora Lhakhang; TRASHIGANG 13th to 15th MAR
  9 PARO TSHECHU Rinpung Dzong; PARO 15th to 19th MAR
  10 CHUKHA TSHECHU CHUKHA 17th to 19th MAR
  11 DOMKHAR TSHECHU Domkhar, Chummi, BUMTHANG 13th to 15th APRIL
  12 URA YAKCHOE Ura Lhakhang; BUMTHANG 14th to 17th MAY
  13 PADSEL-LING KUCHOD Padsel-ling Gonpa, Choekhor, BUMTHANG 22nd to 23rd MAY
  14 NIMALUNG TSHECHU Nimalung Dratshang, Chummi, BUMTHANG 8th to 10th JULY
  15 KURJEY TSHECHU Kurjey Lhakhang, Choekhor, BUMTHANG 10st JULY
  16 THIMPHU DRUBCHEN Tashi Chhodzong, THIMPHU 1st to 5th OCT
  17 WANGDI TSHECHU Wangdi Dzong, WANGDUE PHODRANG 4th to 6th OCT
  18 TAMSHINGPHALA CHOEPA Tamshing Lhakhang, Choekhor, BUMTHANG 6th to 8th OCT
  19 THIMPHU TSHECHU TaashiChhodzong, THIMPHU 6th to 8th OCT
  20 TANGBI MANI Tangbi Lhakhang, Choekhor, BUMTHANG 10th to 12th OCT
  21 SHINGKHAR RABNEY (URA) Shingkhar Lhakhang, Ura, BUMTHANG 1st to 5th NOV
  22 JAKAR TSECHU Jakar Dzong, Choekhor, BUMTHANG 3rd to 6th NOV
  23 JAMBAY LHAKHANG DRUP Jambay Lhakhang, Choekhor, BUMTHANG 10th to 14th NOV
  24 PRAKHAR DUCHHOED Prakar Lhakhang, Chummi, BUMTHANG 11th to 13th NOV
  25 SUMDRANG KANGSOL (URA) Sumdrang Lhakhang, Ura, BUMTHANG 22nd to 25th OCT
  26 CRANE FESTIVAL PHOBJI KHA; WANGDUE PHODRANG 12th NOV
  27 MONGAR TSHECHU Mongar Dzong, MONGAR 2nd to 5th DEC
  28 TRASHIGANG TSHECHU Trashigang Dzong, TRASHIGANG 2nd to 5th DEC
  29 TANG NAMKHA RABNEY (TANG) Tang Namkha Lhakhang, BUMTHANG 4th to 5th DEC
  30 JAMBAY LAHKHANG SINGYE CHAM Jambay Lhakhang, Choekhor, BUMTHANG 10th to 14th NOV
  31 NALAKHAR TSHECHU (Zhey) Ngaa Lhakhang, Choekhor, BUMTHANG 10th to 12th Dec
  32 CHOJAM RABNEY (TANG) Chojamrab Lhakhang, Tang, BUMTHANG 10th to 13th DEC
  33 PUNAKHA DRUBCHHEN PUNAKHA 8th to 12th FEB
  34 PUNAKHA TSHECHU PUNAKHA 13th to 15th FEB
  35 CHHORTEN KORA TRASHIYANGTSHE 18th FEB & 4th MAR
  36 GOMPHUKORA TRASHIGANG 13th to 15th MARCH
  37 PARO TSHECHU PARO 15th to 19th MARCH
  38 CHHUKHA TSHECHU CHHUKHA 17th to 19th MARCH
  39 URA TSHECHU BUMTHANG 13th to 17th MAY
  40 NIMALUNG TSHECHU BUMTHANG 8th to 10th JUL
  41 KURJEY TSHECHU BUMTHANG 10th JUL
  42 THIMPHU DRUBCHEN THIMPHU 1st to 5th OCT
  43 WANGDUE TSHECHU WANGDUEPHODRANG 4th to 6th OCT
  44 TAMSHING PHALA CHHOEPA BUMTHANG 5th to 7th OCT
  45 THIMPHU TSHECHU THIMPHU 6th to 8th OCT
  46 THANGBI MANI BUMTHANG 10th to 12th OCT
  47 JAMBAY LHAKHANG DRUB BUMTHANG 10th to 14th NOV
  48 PRAKHAR TSHECHU BUMTHANG 11th to 13th NOV
  49 MONGAR TSHECHU MONGAR 1st to 4th DEC
  50 PEMAGATSHEL TSHECHU PEMAGATSHEL 1st to 4th DEC
  51 TRASHINGANG TSHECHU TRSASHIGANG 2nd to 5th DEC
  52 NALAKHAR TSHECHU BUMTHANG 10th to 12th DEC
  53 TRONGSA TSHECHU TRONGSA 2nd to 4th JAN, 2012
  54 LHUENTSE TSHECHU LHUENTSE 2nd to 4th JAN, 2012
 
  Bhutan Festival year 2012
         
  Sno. Festival Place Date
  1 PEMAGATSHEL TSHECHU Pemagatshel Dzong, PEMAGATSHEL 2nd to 4th JAN
  2 TRONGSA TSHECHU Trongsa Dzong, TRONGSA 2nd to 4th JAN
  3 LHUNTSE TSHECHU Lhuntse Dzong, LHUNTSE 2nd to 4th JAN
  4 SHINGKHAR METOCHODPA (URA) Shingkhar Lhakhang, Ura, BUMTHANG 9th JAN
 
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