Tibetan New Year to arrive soon

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Source: CCTV.com | 02-12-2009 09:20

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Last year's Tibetan New Year was marred by serious mob rioting just two weeks earlier. Almost a year has now passed and a group of domestic and international journalists are visiting the autonomous region to find out how celebrations are going this year.

An old woman selling goods on market is happy for her  increasing income. The peak of purchasing for the Tibetan  New Year, which falls on Feb. 25 this year, is coming with  strong festive atmosphere in Lhasa.(Photo: chinatibetnews.com)

This is a daily religious ritual for Tibetan worshippers.

They're prostrating themselves in front of Jokhang Temple, the holiest site in Lhasa. A temple official says religious events have remained normal, and now they're getting ready to receive worshippers for the Tibetan new year.

Non Gyal, a monk from the Johkang Temple, was one of 30 Tibetan monks who disrupted a media group after the March 14th riot last year. Almost a year on, he says his life is back to normal.

Non Gyal said, "I was neither taken into custody nor punished. My life and religious study have been normal. "

Living a normal life includes enjoying the coming week-long new year holiday.