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Tibetans celebrate Losar, Tibetan New Year
The Sakya Monastery of Tibetan Buddhism celebrated Losar, Tibetan New Year, on Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2012. After the prayers and celebrations, a Free Tibet march, organized by the Tibetan Association of Washington, headed from the Greenwood monastery to Westlake Park. For more photos of the celebrations and march, please view our photo gallery.
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An individual ties prayer flags outside Sakya Monastery of Tibetan Buddhism in Greenwood after Losar (Tibetan New Year) prayers Wednesday, February 22, 2012.
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Choegyal Losel, 4, from left, Tensel Dhongthog, 4 and Legyal Dhongthog, 6, gather outside Sakya Monastery of Tibetan Buddhism in Greenwood after Losar (Tibetan New Year) prayers Wednesday, February 22, 2012.
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A crowd gathers to grab pinches of tsampa, roasted barley flour, outside of Sakya Monastery of Tibetan Buddhism in Greenwood for Losar (Tibetan New Year) prayers Wednesday, February 22, 2012. Tsampa is thrown at New Year celebration for luck.
ERIKA SCHULTZ / THE SEATTLE TIMES
A crowd gathers to grab pinches of tsampa, roasted barley flour, outside of Sakya Monastery of Tibetan Buddhism in Greenwood for Losar (Tibetan New Year) prayers Wednesday, February 22, 2012. Tsampa is sometimes called the national food of Tibet, used in the diet but also for throwing during many rituals.
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