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In Sonam Lhosar the Tamang people visit monasteries and stupas meanwhile special rituals with mask dance are performed to drive away evil spirits. The houses and surroundings are cleaned to welcome gods and goddesses.

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Everest Monastery Trek: More than just Mount Everest

The Everest region isn't famous only for being the tallest mountain in the world but also for its spiritual connection to the modern world. Yes, we are talking about the monasteries present around the Everest region. 

For a very long time, The Trek Nepal has been arranging shifts for the Everest Base camp trek which is the key. However, in the process, we also provide an insight into the monasteries around the place. 

The spiritual connection of the Sherpa people and also the value of Buddhism in the Everest region is massive. There are a dozen monasteries around the place which creates quite a spiritual and significant vibe. 

A lot of the Sherpa clan lives in and around these monasteries which makes it quite special. Meanwhile, it provides a brilliant cultural stop for all the tourists who travel along with The Trek Nepal. 

The list of the Everest monasteries includes:

Rongbuk monastery

Thaktul monastery

Thame monastery

Pema Namding monastery

Drepung monastery

Namche monastery or Tengboche monastery

Mende monastery

Thamo monastery

Khumjung monastery

Pangboche monastery

Phakding monastery

Kyarok monastery

All of these monasteries lie precisely in the Everest region. With Sherpa, Tamang being the majority of the population living in the place, you will get to witness brilliant cultural change. 

For the tourists who book a package from The Trek Nepal, we try and indulge them in the homestay of these locals. You will get to experience their cultural lifestyle and also embrace their way of living.

Festivals in the Everest monastery region

Being in the mountainous region of Nepal majority of Sherpa and Limbu reside in the place. Therefore the festivals present in the place are also the same.

The festivals being celebrated in the mountainous region of Nepal are:

Lhosar

Dumje

Mani Rimdu

Sakela

Peaks present around Everest Monastery Trek 

You might think that Mount Everest is the only peak in the monastery trek. Well, that is not true. You get an opportunity to embrace a lot of mountains along the way.

Even though Mount Everest is the show stopper there are plenty of other mountains which cover the Everest monastery trek. 

Their names include:

Mt Lhotse (8516m)

One of the tallest mountains in the world, Mount Lhotse is also present in the Everest region. It is present in the south of Mount Everest the fourth highest mountain in the world. 

Cho Oyu  (8201m)

Cho Oyu is the sixth-highest mountain in the world. It sits right on the border of both Nepal and Tibet. 

Ama Dablam (6856m)

Ama Dablam is termed to be the mother's jewelry box. Similar to its name, it is one of the most beautiful mountains which looks like the outstretched arms of a woman. 

Nuptse (7855m)

Lying in the southwest part of Mount Everest, Nuptse is situated at the location of Khumbu Himal. This particular mountain is located close to Tengboche monastery in the Everest region. 

Pumori Peak (7145m)

The closest to Mount Everest is the Pumori Peak. Pumori Peak was first climbed in 1962 by a German climber. 

Mera and Island Peak (6475m and 6160m)

Mera Peak which stands at 6475m is the highest peak anyone can climb without prior experience. Mera Peak lies between the beautiful valleys of Hinku and Hongu.

Likewise, Island Peak stands at a height of 6160m. With you view Island peak from Dingboche it looks like an island of sea. Therefore the name came through. 

Lobuche (6119m)

The last of the peaks around the Everest monastery trek is Lobuche. The peak rises around the town of Lobuche which is a few km away from Mount Everest. It was first ascended in 1984. 

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Gyalpo Lhosar: New Year Festival of Sherpa

The Tibetan New Year is celebrated during Gyalpo Lhosar. Losar starts on the first day of the first lunar month of the Tibetan calendar, which consists of twelve lunar months. On the 29th day of the calendar's 12th month, Lhosar festivities get underway. The terms Lo, which means year, and Sar, which means new, are the roots of the word Losar. The majority of the Sherpa, Tibetan, Tamang, Bhutia, and Yolmo people in Nepal celebrate Losar. The Tibetan New Year is celebrated exclusively on Gyalpo Losar. The following account is typical of Sherpa celebrations, although many villages in Nepal have their own interpretations.

The festival of Gyalpo Lhosar lasts for about two weeks. The first three days are when the biggest festivities occur. Chhaang is used to make the beverage changkol on the first day (a Tibetan cousin of beer). Day two is referred to as Gyalpo Lhosar. The major New Year's Day is today. They gather on the third day and feast. In the monasteries, a variety of ancient ceremonial dances that depict the conflict between god and the demon are performed. Fire torches are carried around the crowd while mantras are recited. A traditional dance portraying a conflict between a king and a deer is performed. There are prepared dishes. The soup is one of the most crucial dishes. Meat, wheat, rice, sweet potato, cheese, peas, green pepper, vermicelli noodles, and radish are the main ingredients in this soup.

On this day, Buddhist monasteries all over the world hold special prayers that channel the compassion and love of Buddha into the world. Monks also pray on this day for the universal brotherhood and equality that go hand in hand with world peace. When Buddhists visit monasteries, "Rinpoche" and senior family members bestow blessings upon them. The stories, myths, and legends are narrated through dance and song in the community's traditional dance ceremonies. Among these dances, a famous traditional dance tells the tale of a deer being saved by a king. The Tibetan year calendar is based on a 12-animal system, with the rat as the first animal and the boar as the last. The strength is displayed in this year because it is the year of the tiger.

Gyalpo Lhosar: Mythology & History

Legend has it that an elderly woman by the name of Belma established the concept of moon-based time measurement, which led to the first Losar celebration. The Nagas (the serpent deity), or water spirits, who energized the water element in the region, were offered gifts at the nearby spring as part of rites of thanksgiving. Smoke offerings were also provided to the local spirits connected to the natural world.

When PudeGungyal, the ninth monarch of Tibet, reigned, Gyalpo Losar has been observed as a spring celebration.

Gyalpo Lhosar: Activities & Celebration

Families come together to clean and decorate their homes the day before Losar. The customary greeting "TashiDelek" is exchanged that same night at midnight, and friends and family remain up late to wish each other a happy new year. Many Sherpa change their Dhoja, or prayer flags, in their homes the following morning to signify a new year. The day finishes with a special alcoholic beverage created from Chaang called Changkol (a Tibetan version of beer). People enjoy traditional Sherpa music while eating, drinking, and singing or dancing.

For two weeks, people celebrate Gyalpo Losar. The first three days are when the biggest festivities occur. A traditional beverage called Changkol, which is comparable to Chhaang, is consumed on the first day. Gyalpo Losar is observed on the second day, which marks the start of the New Year. People congregate for a feast on the third day. In the monasteries, a variety of ancient dances that depict the conflict between demon and god are performed. Holy candles are shared among everyone in the crowd as mantras are shouted. Also, a traditional dance that portrays a conflict between a deer and the King is performed. Fireworks are set off to drive away evil spirits. There are performances of traditional dances like Syabru.

What makes Gyalpo Lhosar unique?

Those that participate in this festival have a great time doing various things. They execute spiritual performances while wearing traditional clothing, singing and dancing in unison, playing musical instruments, eating and drinking a variety of homemade foods, and gathering. People go to the monasteries, chhortens, and stupas in the area. Certain ceremonial dances, which are based on the Tibetan lunar calendar, depict the struggle between Gods and Demons.

The Boudhanath Stupa in Kathmandu is illuminated and decorated for Gyalpo Lhosar, Nepal's New Year event. People start getting ready for Losar, a holiday that marks the start of the New Year, in February in Nepal, Tibet, and many neighboring Asian countries. The government of Nepal should place special focus on the celebration of its festivals, such as Lhosar, and protect and encourage their practice.

What does Ox Year celebrate?

Since it is the year of the ox, ox represents laborious effort. The ox is a representation of money, prosperity, hard work, and perseverance. A person born in the year of the ox is reputed to be strong, fair, dependable, patient, and deserving of trust. Up until this point, the ox years have been: 1901, 1913, 1925, 1937, 1949, 1961, 1973, 1985, 1997, 2009, and 2021.

UNESCO Cultural Heritage Sightseeing in Kathmandu

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A Gurung people participating on Tamu Losar Celebration at Kathmandu 2018

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¡Feliz Losar a toda la comunidad Budista y Tibetana! Losar, comúnmente conocido como Año Nuevo Tibetano, es celebrado por diversas comunidades en Tíbet, Nepal, India y Bután. Gyalpo Lhosar es el festival que se ha celebrado hoy, el año nuevo Tibetano para los Sherpas de Nepal y comunidades en las regiones de Sikkim y Darjeeling de la India. El festival se celebra todos los años desde Falgun Shukla Pratipada, el segundo día de la luna creciente hasta la luna llena. Repost de @nepaltourism y @tibetoday . #lhosar #gyalpoloshar #losar #añonuevotibetano #tiendaeltercerojo (en El Tercer Ojo) https://www.instagram.com/p/CaqXTsyrrT_/?utm_medium=tumblr

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Tamu Lhosar is a new year festival of Gurung people. It is celebrated on every 15th Poush of the Nepali calendar. Various creatures (garuda, serpent, horse, sheep, monkey, bird, dog, deer, mouse, cow, tiger and cat) represents the years within a 12 years' cycle. This year its CAT!

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Holidays

All the News That's Fit To Print Day

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Arabian Leopard Day (Saudi Arabia)

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Children’s Hospice Day (Germany)

Cliff Burton Day (Alameda County, California)

Deep Blue Day

Fenkil Day (Eritrea)

Gold Record Day

Half-Baked Day (Halfway to 4/20)

International Cribbage Day

International Day of the Arabian Leopard

International Drive Your Triumph Day

International Ski Patrol Day

International Weather Festival

Kurdish Authors Union Day (Iraqi Kurdistan)

Lt. Col. Vindman Day

Military Industrial Complex Day

National Deworming Day (India)

National Flannel Day

National Home Warranty Day

National Julio Day

National Louis Day

National Memorial Day of the Exiles and Foibe (Italy)

National TV Safety Day

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Plimsoll Day

Rose Daphne Day (French Republic)

Royal Hobart Regatta Day (Tasmania)

Singing Telegram Day (New York Postal Telegraph Co.)

TBL1XR1 Related Disorder Day

Teddy Day

Tom and Jerry Day

Umbrella Day

Valentismas

Voltammentry Day

Volunteer Defense Day (Thailand)

Welsh Language Music Day (UK)

World Pulses Day

YMCA Day

Ziggy Stardust Day

Food & Drink Celebrations

National Cream Cheese Brownie Day

National “Have a Brownie” Day

Try to Invent a New Jell-O Flavor Day

2nd Saturday in February

Global Movie Day [2nd Saturday]

International Purple Hijab Day [2nd Saturday]

International Snowmobile Ride Day [2nd Saturday]

Independence & Related Days

Anniversary of Oruro (Bolivia)

Empire of North Africa (Declared; 2006) [unrecognized]

New Jersey Concessions & Agreements Day (New Jersey) [1st U.S. state constitution; 1665)

Phokland (Declared; 2007) [unrecognized]

Rosston (Declared; 2007) [unrecognized]

Unification of Upper and Lower Canada (1841)

New Year’s Days

Kebbawa New Year & Beginning of Fishing Season (Kebbawa People of Nigeria)

New Year's Day  [Lunar Calendar] (a.k.a. …

Bituun (Mongolia)

Chinese New Year [2024: Year of the Dragon]

Chinese Zodiac: Year of the Yin Black Water Rabbit

Fete du Printemps (Mauritius)

Losar/Loshar (India, Nepal)

Lunar New Year’s Day (Hong Kong)

Novo Ano Lunar (Macau)

Seol-Nal (South Korea)

Sonam Lhosar (Tamang New Year)

Sonam Lochhar (Sikkam, India)

Spring Festival (China)

Tahun Baru Imlek (Indonesia)

Tamang New Year (Nepal)

Tet Nguyen Dan (Vietnam)

Tsagaan Sar (Mongolia) [2023: Year of the Rabbit]

Tet Holiday begins (Vietnam) [thru 26th]

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Carnival of Maastricht (Maastricht, Netherlands) [thru 2.13]

Death by Chocolate (Appleton, Wisconsin)

Fastelavn (Copenhagen, Denmark)

Mumbo Jumbo Gumbo Cook-Off (Manitou Springs, Colorado)

Palm Beach Marine Flea Market & Seafood Festival (West Palm Beach, Florida) [thru 2.11]

Paris Carnival (Paris, France)

Sábado de Carnaval (Argentina; Brazil) [thru 2.13]

Wine Love Trail (Sonoma County, California)

Feast Days

Anabita’s Day (Pagan)

Apelles (Positivist; Saint)

Apple Wish Spell Day (Starza Pagan Book of Days)

Ary Scheffer (Artology)

Austrebertha (Christian; Saint)

Bertolt Brecht (Writerism)

Bisexual Anxiety Day (Church of the SubGenius)

Boris Pasternak (Writerism)

Charalambos (Christian; Saint)

Day of Anaitis (Persian Goddess of the Moon and the Seas)

E.L. Konigsburg (Writerism)

Erlulph of Scotland (Christian; Saint)

Faeries Creation Day (Celtic Book of Days)

Feast of St. Paul's Shipwreck (Malta)

Fyodor Petrovich Tolstoy (Artology)

José Sánchez del Río (Christian; Saint)

Marilyn Monroe Day (Church of the SubGenius; Saint)

Mr. Holiday (Muppetism)

Nicolas Taunay (Artology)

Paradoxically Non-Paradoxical Day (a.k.a. Paradox Day; Pastafarian)

Scholastica (Christian; Saint)

Soteris (Christian; Martyr)

Tales of Kelp-Koli (Shamanism)

Trumwin (Christian; Saint)

William of Maleval (Christian; Saint)

Lucky & Unlucky Days

Prime Number Day: 41 [13 of 72]

Sensho (先勝 Japan) [Good luck in the morning, bad luck in the afternoon.]

Tycho Brahe Lucky Day (Scandinavia) [3 of 4]

Very Unlucky Day (Grafton’s Manual of 1565) [10 of 60]

Premieres

Alice at the Carnival (Disney Cartoon; 1927)

Bad Day at Cat Rock (Tom & Jerry Cartoon; 1965)

Belle de Jour, by Joseph Kessel (Novel; 1928)

The Best of Everything, by Rona Jaffe (Novel; 1958)

Big Game Haunt (WB MM Cartoon; 1968))

Billy Madison (Film; 1995)

Butch (MGM Cartoon; 1951)

Chico & Rita (Animated Film; 2012)

The College Dropout, by Kanye West (Album; 2004)

Daffy’s Rhapsody (WB LT Cartoon; 2012)

Das Boot (Film; 1982)

Death of a Salesman, by Arthur Miller (Play; 1949)

The Four-Legged Zoo [#4] (Multiplication Rock Cartoon; Schoolhouse Rock; 1973)

The Glenn Miller Story (Film; 1954)

The Grasshopper and the Ants (Disney Silly Symphony Cartoon; 1934)

Icebound, by Owen Davis (Play; 1923)

The Illustrated Man, by Ray Bradbury (Novel; 1951)

I Never Loved A Man (The Way I Love You), by Aretha Franklin (Song; 1967)

Inside Outer Space (Disney Animated TV Special; 1963)

John Wick: Chapter 2 (Film; 2017)

Kimi (Film; 2022)

The Lego Batman Movie (Animated Film; 2013)

Lego DC Comics Super Heroes: Justice League vs. Bizarro League (WB Animated Film; 2015)

The Littles, by John Lawrence Peterson (Novel; 1967)

Long Tall Sally, recorded by Little Richard (Song; 1956)

The Loved One, by Evelyn Waugh (Novel; 1948)

Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur (Animated TV Series; 2023)

The Pink Panther (Film; 2006)

Pluto and the Gopher (Disney Cartoon; 1950)

Puss Gets the Boot (Tom & Jerry Cartoon; 1940) [#1]

Rabbit Every Monday (WB LT Cartoon; 1951)

Rio Rita, by Red Fin Rito and His Orchestra (Song; 1942)

Safe house (Film; 2012)

Shallow Grave (Film; 1995)

A Sheep in the Deep (WB MM Cartoon; 1962)

Star Wars: Episode I — The Phantom Menace (Film; 2012)

Sultans of Swing, by Dire Straits (Song; 1979)

Tales of Hoffmann, by Jacques Offenbach (Opera; 1881)

Tapestry, by Carole King (Album; 1971)

The Three Bears (Terrytoons Cartoon; 1939)

Tom & Jerry (MGM Cartoon; 1940)

Van Halen, by Van Halen (Album; 1978)

Today’s Name Days

Scholastika, Siegmar (Austria)

Haralampi, Valentin, Valentina (Bulgaria)

Alojzije, Vilim, Vjekoslav (Croatia)

Mojmír (Czech Republic)

Scholastica (Denmark)

Ella, Elle, Ellen, Elli, Ellu (Estonia)

Elina, Ella, Elle, Ellen, Elna (Finland)

Arnaud (France)

Bruno, Scholastika, Siegmar (Germany)

Chara, Charalambos, Chariklia, Haralambia, Haralambos, Hariklia, Harilaos (Greece)

Elvira (Hungary)

Arnaldo, Guglielmo, Scolastica, Wilma (Italy)

Paula, Paulīna, Paulīne (Latvia)

Ada, Elvyra, Gabrielius, Girvydas, Vydgailė (Lithuania)

Ingfrid, Ingrid (Norway)

Elwira, Gabriel, Jacek, Jacenty, Scholastyka, Tomisława (Poland)

Haralambie (Romania)

Gabriela (Slovakia)

Escolástica (Spain)

Eugenia, Iris (Sweden)

Austria, Amber, Amelinda, Colt, Colten, Colton, Duran, Durand, Durante, Kolton, Meredith (USA)

Today is Also…

Day of Year: Day 41 of 2024; 325 days remaining in the year

ISO: Day 6 of week 6 of 2024

Celtic Tree Calendar: Luis (Rowan) [Day 21 of 28]

Chinese: Month 1 (Bing-Yin), Day 1 (Jia-Chen)

Chinese Year of the: Dragon 4722 (until January 29, 2025)

Hebrew: 1 Adair I 5784

Islamic: 30 Rajab 1445

J Cal: 11 Grey; Foursday [11 of 30]

Julian: 28 January 2024

Moon: 2%: Waxing Crescent

Positivist: 13 Homer (2nd Month) [Apelles)

Runic Half Month: Sigel (Sun) [Day 2 of 15]

Season: Winter (Day 52 of 89)

Zodiac: Capricorn (Day 20 of 28)

Calendar Changes

Adar I (only in leap years) [אֲדָר א׳] (Hebrew Calendar) [Month 12 of 12]

陬月 [Zōuyuè] (Chinese Lunisolar Calendar) [Month 1 of 12] (Square of Pegasus Month; Corner Month) [Earthly Branch: Tiger Month] (First Month)

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Holidays 1.21

Holidays

Altagracia Day (Dominican Republic)

American Novel Day

Babinden (Day of the Midwife; Bulgaria, Serbia)

Concorde Flight Day

Derbyshire Archeology Day (Canada)

Errol Barrow Day (Barbados)

Fancy Rat and Mouse Day

Feast of Jolly Roger

Flag Day (Quebec)

Grandmother’s Day (Poland)

International Bon Jovi Day

International Playdate Day

International Sweatpants Day

Kiwanis Day

Lady of Altagracia Day (Dominican Republic)

Lincoln Alexander Day (Canada)

Mariachi Day (Mexico)

Moss Day (French Republic)

National Bakers-Crafters-Makers Day

National Cheesy Socks Day

National Conscious Uncoupling Day

National Hugging Day (a.k.a. Hug Day)

National Hug Your Puppy Day

National Hyaluronic Acid Day

National Max Day

National Press Day (Somalia)

National Squirrel Appreciation Day

One-Liners Day

Own Your Own Home Day

Postgraduate Student Day (Russia)

Princess Ingrid Alexandra Day (Norway)

Race Against Dementia Day (UK)

Quebec Flag Day (Canada)

Sonam Lhosar (Tamang New Year; Nepal)

Red Squirrel Appreciation Day (UK)

Stephen Foster Day

Swiss Guard Day

Tatiana Day (Russia)

Thank Your Mentor Day

World Save Pond Hockey Day

Food & Drink Celebrations

National Granola Bar Day

National New England Clam Chowder Day

3rd Sunday in January

Healthy Weight Week begins [3rd Sunday]

Homelessness Sunday [3rd Sunday]

Hunt for Happiness Week begins [3rd Sunday]

National Sanctity of Human Life Sunday [3rd Sunday]

Sinulog (Philippines) [3rd Sunday]

World Religion Day (Baha’i) [3rd Sunday]

World Snow Day [3rd Sunday]

Independence & Related Days

The Kingdom of Coleraine, a.k.a. Ríocht na hUlaidh Thair Nhua (Declared; 2009) [unrecognized]

Royaume de Nova Francia (Declared; 2016) [unrecognized]

Festivals Beginning January 21, 2024

Ann Arbor Restaurant Week (Ann Arbor, Michigan) [thru 1.26]

Cheeseburger Week (Pasadena, California) [thru 1.27]

MAFSI (Manufacturers’ Agents Association for the Foodservice Industry) Annual Conference (Palm Springs, California) [thru 1.24]

Sinulog [Santo Niño Festival] (Cebú, Philippines)

United States Sweet Potato Convention (New Orleans, Louisiana) [thru 1.24]

Winter Fancy Food Show (Las Vegas, Nevada) [thru 1.23]

Feast Days

Adriaen van der Werff (Artology)

Agnes (Christian; Saint)

Anabaptist Day (Zurich, Switzerland)

Anniversary of the Elf Wars (Shamanism)

Carista: Day of Peace in the Family (Pagan)

Confucius (Positivist; Saint)

Demiana (Coptic Church)

Epiphanius (Christian; Saint)

Fatty Arbuckle (Church of the SubGenius; Saint)

1st Day of Luis (Rowan) Month (Celtic Tree Calendar; Starza Pagan Book of Days)

Fructuosus (Christian; Saint)

Gobo Fraggle (Muppetism)

Jeff Koons (Artology)

John Yi Yun-il (One of The Korean Martyrs)

Meinrad of Einsiedeln (Christian; Saint)

Publius (Christian Saint)

Ravioli Day (Pastafarian)

Virnin (a.k.a. Vivian; Christian; Saint)

Lucky & Unlucky Days

Butsumetsu (仏滅 Japan) [Unlucky all day.]

Umu Limnu (Evil Day; Babylonian Calendar; 4 of 60)

Unfortunate Day (Pagan) [7 of 57]

Premieres

Animals, by Pink Floyd (Album; 1977)

Attack of the Tree People (Animated TV Show;Jonny Quest #19; 1965)

Banana Formula, Part 1 (Rocky & Bullwinkle Cartoon, S5, Ep. 249; 1964)

Bon Jovi, by Bon Jovi (Album; 1984)

Boom Town or Destination Schwartz (Rocky & Bullwinkle Cartoon, S5, Ep. 250; 1964)

Bugs Beetle and His Orchestra (Terrytoons Cartoon; 1938)

Charlie Chan in Paris (Film; 1935)

Coo Coo, the Magician, featuring Flip the Frog (Ub Iwerks Cartoon; 1933)

Counterpart (TV Series; 2017)

Daffy’s Diner (WB MM Cartoon; 1967)

Dirty Grandpa (Film; 2016)

Down to You (Film; 2000)

The Dresden Files (TV Series; 2007)

Evangelion: 2.0 You Can (Not) Advance (Anime; 2011)

Franny, by J.D. Salinger (Novella; 1955) [Collected in Franny & Zooey in 1961]

Freaky Friday (Film; 1977)

Goliath II (Disney Cartoon; 1960)

The Helicopter (Terrytoons Cartoon; 1944)

Hurry-Gurdy Hare (WB MM Cartoon; 1950)

In a Metal Mood: No More Mr. Nice Guy, by Pat Boone (Album; 1997)

JLA Adventures: Trapped in Time (WB Animated Film; 2014)

Legends of Tomorrow (TV Series; 2016)

Let’s Celebrake (or Celebrate) (Fleischer Cartoon; 1938)

The Little Cut-Up (Noveltoons Cartoon; 1949)

No Strings Attached (Film; 2011)

One O’Clock Jump, recorded by Count Basie (Song; 1942)

The Phantom of the Opera (Film; 2005)

Portlandia (TV Series; 2011)

The Power of Sympathy or the Triumph of Nature, by William Hill Brown (Novel; 1789) [1st American Novel]

Saved (Film; 2004)

Sideways (Film; 2005)

Toby Tyler (Film; 1960)

Tyrannosaurus Debt (Money Rock Cartoon; Schoolhouse Rock; 1996)

Unstoppable, by Sia (Song; 2016)

White Noise, by Don DeLillo (Novel; 1985)

Yanky Clippers (Oswald the Lucky Rabbit Cartoon; 1929)

The Year of Living Dangerously (Film; 1983)

The Year Without a Santa Claus, by Phyllis McGinley (Children’s Book; 1957)

Zip ’N Snort (WB MM Cartoon; 1961)

Today’s Name Days

Agnes, Ines, Meinrad (Austria)

Maksim (Bulgaria)

Agneza, Janja, Neža (Croatia)

Běla (Czech Republic)

Agnes (Denmark)

Age, Agi, Agne, Agnes, Agneta, Aune, Auni, Ines, Neta (Estonia)

Aune, Auni, Netta, Oona (Finland)

Agnès (France)

Agnes, Ines, Meinrad (Germany)

Agne, Agni, Evgenios, Maximos, Neofytos, Patroklos (Greece)

Ágnes (Hungary)

Agnese, Ines (Italy)

Agne, Agnese, Agnija, Agnis (Latvia)

Agnietė, Galiginas, Garsė (Lithuania)

Agnes, Agnete (Norway)

Agnieszka, Epifani, Jarosław, Jarosława, Jerosława, Marcela (Poland)

Maxim (Romania)

Vincent (Slovakia)

Fructuoso, Inés (Spain)

Agnes, Agneta (Sweden)

Candid, Candida, Candace, Eugene, Slavko, Yaroslav (Ukraine)

Agnes, Ethan, Inez, Mayer, Maynard, Ynez (USA)

Today is Also…

Day of Year: Day 21 of 2024; 345 days remaining in the year

ISO: Day 7 of week 3 of 2024

Celtic Tree Calendar: Luis (Rowan) [Day 1 of 28]

Chinese: Month 12 (Yi-Chou), Day 11 (Jia-Shen)

Chinese Year of the: Rabbit 4721 (until February 10, 2024)

Hebrew: 11 Shevat 5784

Islamic: 10 Rajab 1445

J Cal: 21 White; Sevenday [21 of 30]

Julian: 8 January 2024

Moon: 85%: Waxing Gibbous

Positivist: 21 Moses (1st Month) [Confucius]

Runic Half Month: Peorth (Womb, Dice Cup) [Day 12 of 15]

Season: Winter (Day 32 of 89)

Zodiac: Capricorn (Day 31 of 31)

Calendar Changes

Luis (Rowan) [Celtic Tree Calendar; Month 1 of 13]

[pjbarshashah]

Dance and sing

Women who were dance and sing in the celebration of lhosar.

[llpakhrinll]

January 28, 2016 // Saturday

Sonam Lhosar aka Tamang New Year

Rooster year begins!

Attended Lhosar Party, danced till 2 AM

[pictured] Tamang cultural dress