Bhutan Folk Festival

Bhutan Folk Festival

The three day Bhutan Folk Festival to be held from 13^th – 15^th December 2008 in Punakha.The festival is created with a focus to create an experience of a lifetime for all visitors especially for all tourist visiting Bhutan during this time of the year. Each tourist will be charged USD 30/ day and these tourists shall have the following benefits: –

Day 1

• a) Suja Dresi (Traditional Bhutanese Tea with Rice) in the morning after the inaugural ceremony of the Bhutan Folk Festival
• b) Lunch (tourists can experience the various cuisines of different Geogs (blocks) in the Dzongkhag (Districts) and also be a judge at the traditional food competition)
• c) Ara (Traditional home brewn wine) in the evening with the ritual in preparation to the next day’s archery match

Day 2

• a) Bangchang (wheat wine) after the Marchang (Wine Offering to the local deties)  ceremony for the archery match in the morning
• b) Lunch with local families/ family members of the archers
• c) Suja/ Ngaja/ Khabzey (Bhutanese style evening tea) after awarding of prizes to the winners of the competitions
• d) Ara with traditional songs in the evening after the break

Day 3

• a) Suja Dresi during the Jabthrue & Kago performance preceding the carrying of the Holy Scriptures

Tea and refreshments along the way at all villages (while carrying the Holy Scriptures along the village route to offer blessings to the villagers) c) Lunch at Nobgang, served by the Nobgang community (or those accompanying the Holy Scriptures)  d) Tea and refreshments at all different villages on the way back to Punakha Dzong e) Ara during the Tsang Mo (and Tashi Labey ceremony

Come celebrate and be a part of the Coronation Celebrations of His Majesty The Fifth King Jigme Khesar Namgyal Wangchuk and 100 Years of Monarchy. Send us your Tour Inquiry and we will send you the detailed festival itinerary and details.