• The Tivetan calendar is quite similar to the lunar calendar. It counts 12 years as a small cycle and 60 years as a big cycle. Also some animals represent particular years.

• In Tibetan's December, families are busy making preparations for coming festival. They make as many sorts of food as they're capable, not only for themselves but offerings for good will of a bumper harvest. On 29th December, there is a tradition for them to drive away all the ghosts nearby. On the following day, they put their gorgeous offerings on the sacrificial altar. On the first day of new year, it seems people's only job is to stuff their stomach as full as possible with a boiled food "Gunding" out of milk residues, fried Qingke barley, brown sugar and barley wine. Family members are supposed to stick together on that day. Next day people pay visits to their relatives. On the third day, a new god-worshiping flag should be put on house roof after the old one being taken off; furthermore, this kind of flags are supposed to stand along the river side and mount gaps for purpose of serving their respective gods.

• The festival fete is held on the 15th day of new year. In Lhasha, Barhkor Street is a natural center of the day with crowds of smiling faces wandering around flocks of lanterns and other offerings deliberately designed and hand-made by monks and folk artisans. Dancing party everywhere in streets on that day.

• A most well-known ceremony in Tibet, started by a renowned religious reformist in 1409 in Lhasha. During the ceremony, nearly 20,000 monks in nearby monasteries attend the gathering in the Jokhang Monastery. Buddhists at their presence supplicate for protection and good luck whilst they offer their alms.

• This is a grand celebration in Tibet, usually held in Tibetan February and March. Farmers make up their cattle with colorful velvet flowers and woven ribbons before the ceremony of worshiping the God of Earth. In the end great number of cattle are to be driven to the farmland, a view of grandeur.

• Tibetans expect this festival on 15th of Tibetan May. While mass of people other than those living in Lhasha meet together marching toward saint mounts to pay their worship to their protecting spirits¡F In Lhasha people choose to camp out in public gardens, enjoying themselves by dancing and singing.

• Everything is around Tibetan drama show¡Astaged in Norbulingka Garden or the Drepung Monastery as an optional stage in the festival time. Tibetan drama stylized in players' color-enriched and exaggerated face masks with many unknown spirits involved in its behind stories. The festival is on the first of Tibetan July.

Other major festivals in Tibet are as following:

1. Crops Festival
2. New Year in Gong Bu Region
3. Sakadawa
4. Horse-racing Festival
5. Chao Shan Festival
6. Festival for Bathing
7. Festival of Joss Stick Burning
8. Festival of Ghost Driving