Kathmandu, Jan. 30 -- From dancing Shamans, carrying out a parade of Buddhist monks to raising a big cut out of the hissing snake, Nepal's indigenous Tamang community on Thursday celebrated Sonam Lhoshar- the year of the snake with grandeur and fanfare.

The Tibeto-Burman ethnic group of Nepal, Tamang, constitutes about 5.6 per cent of the population the Himalayan nation as per the 2021 census. The residents of high-lying areas follow the Manjushree calendar as per which the 2861st year started from Thursday.

"Lhoshar is a special festival of the Tamang community. From today, the year of the snake has started. The literal translation of Lho-shar means New Year. The new year of the Tamang community has started from today. We not only cele...