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Tibetan New Year: Butter sculptures are offered to the Buddha

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Tuesday was the first day of the New Year on the Tibetan calendar. Making sculptures of butter is one of the New Year Buddhist rituals observed in every household. CGTN talked to a Tibetan folk artist to learn about the profound meaning of the ritual.

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