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Many
visitors come to Bhutan to witness religious festivals held
annually in Dzongs throughout the country. The most popular
are those held in Thimpu, Paro & Bumthang. The Dzongs come to
life with colour, music & dancing as valley dwellers and towns
folk join together to exercise evil spirits and rejoice in a
new harvest. Rare masked & sword dances and other rituals are
performed in the Dzong’s courtyards & temples. Most of the
dances date back to the middle ages and are only performed
once or twice each year.
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Festivals
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Month
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Place
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Punakha Festival
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February
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Punakha
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Chorten Kora |
March
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Tashi Yangtse |
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Gom Kora
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March
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Tashi Yangtse |
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Chukka Festival |
March
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Chimakoti
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Paro Festival |
March
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Paro
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Ura Yakchoe |
April
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Bumthang
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Kurjey Festival |
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Bumthang
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Thimphu Domche |
October
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Thimphu
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Thimphu Tshechu |
October
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Thimphu
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Wangdi Tshechu |
September-October |
Wangdi Phodrang |
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Tamshing Phala Chodpa |
October
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Bumthang
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Tangbi Mani (Bumthang) |
October
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Bumthang
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Jambay Lhakhang Drub |
November
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Bumthang
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Jakar Tshechu |
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Bumthang
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Trashigang Festival |
December
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Tashigang
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Mongar Tshechu |
December
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Mongar
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Trongsa Festival
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Trongsa
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Lhuntsi Festival
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Lhuntsi
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