Butter
Lamps Festival is also known as Lantern Festival or
Chunga Choepa. This festival is celebrated on January 15 of the Tibetan
calendar. Large scale butter sculptures about stories
of Buddha, figures, flowers, birds, and animals are displayed and people sing
and dance in great joy throughout the night. The Barkhor street of Lhasa
turns into a grand exhibition site on the night of this festival.