[THIMPHU TSHECHU 2024] - BHUTAN PHALLUS RITUALS [4K] 🇧🇹

[BHUTAN TRAVEL] EXPERIENCE the BIZARRE PHALLUS RITUALS at the annual THIMPHU TSHECHU festival in BHUTAN`s capital, taking place every year in September. THIMPHU TSHECHU is BHUTANs biggest CULTURAL FESTIVAL.
A tshechu is any of the annual religious Bhutanese festivals held in each district or dzongkhag of Bhutan on the tenth day of a month of the lunar Tibetan calendar. The month depends on the place. Tshechus are religious festivals of the Drukpa Lineage of the Kagyu school of Tibetan Buddhism.
Tshechus are large social gatherings, which perform the function of social bonding among people of remote and spread-out villages. Large markets also congregate at the fair locations, leading to brisk commerce. The Thimphu tshechu and the Paro tshechu are among the biggest of the tshechus in terms of participation and audience. They are related to traditions in other branches of Himalayan Buddhism, many of which have been banned in Tibet.
The focal point of the tshechus are Cham dances. These costumed, masked dances typically are moral vignettes, or based on incidents from the life of the 9th century Nyingma teacher Padmasambhava and other saints. Typically, monks perform unmasked in certain group dances, including the Black Hat dance, while laymen perform masked, in largely different plays. The monks are generally very precise in their movement, while some roles played by laymen involve considerable athleticism. Groups of women perform songs, with limited dance movements, in between the plays.
If you attend a Bhutanese tshechu, expect to see comical characters prancing around. They wear a red mask with a hawkish nose, a giant phallus hangs from their forehead. These are Atsaras. Atsaras are synonymous with the thsechus. The red mask symbolises burning passion, whereas the phallus represents power and fertility. Atsaras embody the Buddhist principle of being open, jovial, and liberal. Their character vaguely reflects that of the Buddha, who has transcended the petty human dichotomy of like and dislikes; pain and pleasure; biases and fixations. The Atsara teaches us to look inwards and rise above our constricted surroundings.
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Recorded September 13th 2024 - 10AM - 19°C
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