About Chasok Tangnam

Chasok Tangnam is the most important festival of the Limbu people among other festivals. This festival falls on a full moon day of the month of Senchengla or the Mangsir month of the Nepali calendar. Tangnam simply means festival in the Limbu language. Along with the resurgence of Limbu identity, culture and nationalism, Limbus have started to celebrate Chasok Tangnam as an important festival of their calendar. The Government of Nepal has allocated three days of Mangsir month as Kirat festival for Limbus to celebrate Chasok Tangnam. Expatriate Limbus in India, Hong Kong, United Kingdom, USA, UAE, Qatar, KSA, Canada, Korea and many countries also celebrate Chasok Tangnam.