Driving off Evil Spirits Festival in Tibet

Driving off Evil Spirits Festival is a Tibet festival, which is hold in December 29th in every year. In this day, the Potala Palace in Lhasa will hold a solemn religious dancing activity, and every monastery will hold similar activities. Tibetans think a new year is coming, they should drive off the evil spirits to ensure safe and auspice in the coming year. In this day, every monastery will hold solemn religious activities; every household will do thorough cleaning and decorated the house new. Tibetans think the new year is coming, all the evil spirits and dirty things must be clear out, so they can pray for seasonable weather, long life span and harvest year.