If you visit Shangri-La in December, don't miss this

In December, the annual Gedong Festival is held in the Tibetan area. The festival is held from the 26th to the 29th of the 11th month of the Tibetan calendar in front of the main hall of the Songzanlin Monastery in Shangri-La. The climax of the festival is on the fourth day, the 29th. The Gedong Festival, also known as the Cham Dance Festival, is a religious event organized by Tibetan Buddhist monasteries to perform cham dances to drive away evil spirits. This festival holds special significance in Tibetan Buddhism and is considered a grand dharma assembly where the deities and protectors of Tibetan Buddhism's esoteric sects appear in the human world. The Gedong Festival is not only an important time for religious believers to make pilgrimages, sightseeing, and celebrate a bountiful year of farming and herding, but also a gathering to pray for happiness and good fortune in the coming year. Ganden Sumtseling Monastery