One of the ethnic group festivals in China is the
Shoton Festival of Tibet. Held in Lhasa, this Tibetan feast also means Yogurt Banquet, which celebrates the end of the one hundred days of the monks' summer retreat. The month of August is deemed the perfect time for the Shoton festival because of the appearance of the new moon at the last part of the Tibetan's sixth month.
Tibetan
dance dramas or operas called Ache Lhamo are performed
during the feast, together with the serving of yogurt. People also turn up at the parks, where they can shop for various products in the fair or just have picnics with sweets, cakes, and tea. Shoton festival is very popular throughout Tibet and lasts for more than five days, as decreed by the government.
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