Chasok Tangnam is a festival of the
Limbu people
The Limbu (exonym) or Yakthung (endonym) are a Sino-Tibetan indigenous tribe (Bhot-Burmeli) of the Himalayan region of eastern Nepal, Sikkim, and western Bhutan.
The original name of the Limbu is ''Yakthung'' () or ''Yakthum''. Limbu males ar ...
which falls on a full moon day of the month of ''Senchengla'' or the
Mangsir
Mangsir ( ne, मङ्गसिर or मङ्सिर or मार्ग ) is the eighth month in the Bikram Samwat, the official Nepali calendar. This month coincides with the mid-November to mid-December of the Gregorian calendar.
Importan ...
month of the
Nepali calendar Nepali calendar can refer to:
* Vikram Samvat, the official calendar in Nepal
* Nepal Sambat
Nepal Sambat, also spelled as Nepala Sambata, (Nepal Bhasa: , Nepali: ) is the lunisolar calendar used by the Newari people of Nepal. The Calendar era ...
.
References
Nepalese culture
Kirat festivals
Festivals in Nepal
Limbu culture
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