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Wednesday, March 19, 2014
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Tshechu is a festival in Bhutan that literally means "tenth day". It starts on the tenth day of the eighth month of the lunar calendar, and goes on for three days. Everybody goes to the capitol, wears masks and beautiful garments, and dance in the streets. The dancing is believed to help wash away your sins, so you can be clean. It originally got started when a Nyingmapan scholar, Padmasambhava, came to Bhutan to heal the king and help spread Buddhism. He healed the king by dancing in the fields. Since the king was so grateful he helped spread Buddhism throughout the country, and that's when the festival started. They continue to dance during this festival just like Padmasambhava did. I think that this festival is very unique and interesting because I have never heard of anything like this before. Would you want to go to Bhutan to witness this amazing festival?
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