Gyalpo Lhosar is a traditional New Year festival celebrated by the Sherpa people in Nepal and in certain regions of Sikkim and Darjeeling in India. This festival carries cultural and religious significance for the Sherpa community and is marked by various customs and rituals. GyalpoLhosar is observed from Falgun Shukla Pratipada, which signifies the second day of the waxing moon in the lunar calendar. This typically falls in February or March in the Gregorian calendar. GyalpoLhosar is also regarded as a Tibetan New Year, reflecting the cultural and historical ties between the Sherpa community and Tibet. Many of the customs and traditions associated with GyalpoLhosar are influenced by Tibetan Buddhist practices. Like the Tibetan New Year, GyalpoLhosar follows a 12-year cycle, with each year associated with a specific animal sign, including the mouse, cow, tiger, rabbit, dragon, snake, horse, sheep, monkey, bird, dog, boar, akin to the Chinese zodiac.