Tsechu

Tsechu which literally means Tenth Day and in Bhutan its specifically in hnor of Guru Rinpoche and celebrating his deeds through the performance of sacred dances. These dances celebrate and to remember the activities of the masters for introducing and establishing Buddhism in the country. These dances assits in cultivatin faith and understanding the Guru's deed and also to educate the atendees.

During festivals there will be various mask dances and cultural program mainly to educated the people and also to entertain. And usually its believed performing such sacred dances, it wull pin down the negative forces and cultivate the positive energy. There will be lot of people during such festivals, as they take a break from thier route work and spend time with fmaily and also its beleived you get cleansed from negativity by attending such festivals.

Bhutan Festival Tour

Festival Tour are actually combination of Cultural Tour. There are festivals(Tsechu) in every district, and even in commnunities with the dates fixed accoring to lunar calander. So the following are some of the festivals that takes place in western side. The Tsechu's in Bhutan are very colorful with various mask dances which are performed by monks and lay people both with cultural programs in between. By participating in festivals, its believed one's sins gets cleansed.

Note: The itineray below is more to give you ideas, but it can be customized according to your convinence.

Punakha Drubchen

Punakha Dzong 7D/6N Feb 24-28, 23

Punakha Tsechu

Punakha Dzong 7D/6N March 1-3, 23

Paro Tsechu

Paro Dzong 7D/6N April 2-6, 23

Thimphu Drubchen

Thimphu Dzong 7D/6N Sep 20, 23

Thimphu Tsechu

Thimphu Dzong 7D/6N Sep 24-26, 23

Gantey Tsechu

Gangtey Goenpa 8D/7N Sep 27-29, 23

Jampay Lhakhang Drup

Jampay Lhakhang 10D/9N Oct 29-31, 23

Dochula Tsechu

Dochula 7D/6N Dec 13, 23