PARO SPRING FESTIVAL TOUR 07 DAYS
When blossom trees and magnolias are just burgeoning, the annual Paro Tshechu is celebrated. This famous festival, originally a consecration ceremony of the Dzong Paro Rinpung in the mid-17th century, is held annually to honor the enlightened Guru Rinpoche, the “Lotus-Born Teacher” who established Buddhism in Tantric form in the Himalaya regions in the 8th century. Through dance, folksongs, and music (cymbal, drum, flute, yak-horn) performed by both laity and monks, the sacred activities of the Guru, with whom most Bhutanese feel a deep connection, are re-enacted and celebrated for 5 consecutive days. The festival is also an opportunity to reconnect with family, friends, and acquaintances or establish new ties, to see and be seen in one’s finest clothing and jewelry, and above all, to accumulate merits. Through festival attendance one can create good karma and move forward to enlightenment, the ultimate goal of Buddhists.
PLACES COVERED :
PARO, THIMPHU,PUNAKHA AND WANGDI