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Lab Rste Ritual


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Kha Bum 

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This project was implemented to preserve Tibetan folk culture activities that are rapidly vanishing. We thank individuals and organizations who supported us. We also extend sincere appreciation to the United States Embassy in Beijing for sponsoring the project (the Ambassador's Fund for Cultural Preservation Program). Finally, we hope more people will join in the important task of preserving a record of traditional culture. Introduction. Friend of Rural Community Development is a local NGO registered in China, whose work focuses on improvement of rural education, culture, and environment. All the staff are locals dedicated to achieveing sustainable development for local people. Mr. Lugyal (Li Jia) is a native of Muhong Village, Daowei Tibetan Township, Xunhua Salar Autonomous County, Qinghai Province, China. These cultural materials were collected from Xunhua Tibetan communities from 2008-2010. Disc Number 5: Lab rtse Ritual. A mountain deity festival that includes inserting symbolic arrows into an altar, which is a common festival observed in Xunhua Tibetan communities. This video includes the Rdo sbis Lab rtse (Daowei Township), Anye Lonbo Lab rtse (Kyil kor Community) and Dargyal Lab rtse (Daowei Township). Some village and clan lab rtse from Daowei and Karang townships are also featured.
Tibetan and Chinese descriptions available in 'Xunhua DVD Set Tibetan - description of the 9 DVDs.pdf'.

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Xunhua, Tibet, cultural preservation, Quinhai, ritual, Monlam, Molam

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