Be aware of 9 things when you travelling Tibet

July,27 2016 BY Master Catherine Jigme 0 COMMENTS

Taboos when travelling Tibet

1、People should offer tea, alcohol, and cigarettes with both hands and their fingers should not be put into cups or bowls.

2、The absolute taboos for Tibetans include eating the meat of donkeys, horses, and dogs, and some regions do not eat fish.

3、In Tibet, a guest should dip some alcohol on their third finger and flip the alcohol in the air three times when toasting. This indicates toasting towards heaven, earth and their ancestors, and the guests should sip a little alcohol while the host timely replenishes the cup. This would repeat for three times and on the fourth time, the guest must drink up.

4、In regard to table manners, Tibetan people should not eat too much in one bite and should eat and drink quietly.

5、When drinking butter tea, guests should not take cups by themselves until the host holds the tea in from of them.

6、Spitting and clapping behind people are also forbidden.

7、People must make a detour from left to right when passing religious facilities such as temples, piles of Mani stones, and pagodas.

8、People are not allowed to cross Buddhist ceremonial implements and braziers, and are also not allowed to turn prayer wheels in the wrong direction.

9、In addition, it is also a taboo for Tibetans to allow others to touch their calvarias.

About the Author - Master Catherine Jigme

With exceptional passion and outstanding leadership, Mrs. Catherine has dedicated herself to Tibet inbound tourism and China tour for 15 years. As one of the handful females who see great potential of Chinese inbound tourism, Catherine has made great contribution to promoting Tibet tourism and enhancing the employment of Tibetans and prosperity of local Tibetan community.

Over the years, she travelled overseas with Tibet Tourism Bureau many times to promote Tibet tourism. Currently, Catherine works as the marketing director of Tibet Vista, an opinion leader behind the whole team of Tibet Vista.

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