Sonam Lhosar
Nepal’s official tourism portal identifies Sonam Lhosar as the New Year festival of Tamang and Yolmo people and explains its lunar recurrence.
Date and recurrence
Second new moon after the winter solstice; Gregorian date varies
The date is source-dependent or variable. A target-year source is required before assigning it to a calendar.
Scope and status
The verified scope stored for this record is Tamang and Yolmo New Year festival in Nepal. The site preserves that boundary and does not infer broader government, global or public-holiday status from the observance name alone.
Also known as
Sonam Losar
Topic and context
What this page does not assume
- Keep the source-defined country, community, organizer or institutional scope; do not silently broaden it.
- Do not treat the title alone as proof of government recognition or public-holiday status.
- Do not add a creator, founding story or origin claim unless the supporting evidence establishes it.
- Refresh the target year before publishing a new date when the record is not safely portable.
Sources
- Government of Nepal tourism portal — Sonam LhosarGovernment Tourism
Frequently asked questions
When is Sonam Lhosar?
Second new moon after the winter solstice; Gregorian date varies The stored recurrence guidance is: Resolve from the authoritative target-year/local calendar or organizer source; stored rule/context: Second new moon after the winter solstice; Gregorian date varies.
Does Sonam Lhosar fall on the same date every year?
It is not safely predictable from a fixed rule; the target year needs a current source.
Is Sonam Lhosar an official public holiday?
The authority record verifies it within this scope: Tamang and Yolmo New Year festival in Nepal. That recognition does not by itself make it a statutory public holiday; the site only makes public-holiday claims when the supporting authority record explicitly does so.
Who established or recognizes Sonam Lhosar?
The stored designation basis is: Nepal’s official tourism portal identifies Sonam Lhosar as the New Year festival of Tamang and Yolmo people and explains its lunar recurrence.. Supporting provenance includes Government of Nepal tourism portal — Sonam Lhosar. The site does not infer a separate creator or founder unless reviewed evidence establishes one.
Is Sonam Lhosar international or country-specific?
No single country is assigned to this record in the authority dataset. The source-defined scope is: Tamang and Yolmo New Year festival in Nepal. Use that scope rather than assuming worldwide or country-specific status.
How is this page verified?
The factual layer is source-backed and keeps its date rule, scope, provenance and editorial guardrails attached to the authority record. This record was checked on 2026-09-07.