Paro Tsechu Festival in Bhutan Apr 8, 2025

Paro Tsechu Festival in Bhutan

Get ready for a festival like no other—the Paro Tshechu of Bhutan—where drums echo, prayer flags flutter, and masked dancers take center stage. One of Bhutan"s annual religious festivals, which are known as tshechus, it is a vibrant showcase of Vajrayana Buddhist heritage. The celebration begins on the 10th day of the second lunar month, which typically falls in March or April. This year, the festival kicks off today and concludes on April 12.

© Richard IAnson/Getty Images

palette

Today in History

Apr 8, 2018It’s Draw a Bird Day
Apr 8, 2019Ready, set, read
Apr 8, 2020Santorini through the clouds
Apr 8, 2021I m here! Take a look at me!
Apr 8, 2022Ponta Delgada
Apr 8, 2023The Giants Causeway, Northern Ireland
Apr 8, 2024Total solar eclipse
Apr 8, 2026Seattle, Washington

More Desktop Wallpapers:

Nov 23, 2022Fibonacci Day
Jun 12, 2018Celebrating Helsinki’s birthday at the Kiasma Museum
Sep 26, 2019Kelp buddies
Jun 30, 2022Asteroid Day
Nov 26, 2020Happy Thanksgiving from an expert face-stuffer
Jun 16, 2023World Sea Turtle Day
Aug 20, 2022World Honey Bee Day
Jul 4, 2023Happy Independence Day!
Apr 20, 2018No, it s not a leaf. Happy Look-alike Day
Jul 9, 2021A center of antiquity on the Mediterranean
Feb 16, 2021Mardi Gras flower power
Oct 22, 2025The Belogradchik Rocks in Bulgaria
Mar 31, 2026Paradise Cave, Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park, Vietnam
May 28, 2024The Monastery of Roussanou, Greece
Jan 16, 2026Leopard at Etosha National Park, Namibia
Jul 5, 2020There once was a lighthouse from...
Nov 22, 2019The Cutty Sark turns 150
May 3, 2019A night of art and culture
Nov 11, 2024Veterans Day
Mar 30, 2023Bright and colorful peacock feathers
Dec 7, 2025Pearl Harbor Day
Mar 6, 2026The Wave, Vejle, Denmark
Oct 17, 2018Let’s talk fossils
Oct 15, 2021Autumn in the Prosecco Hills
Feb 6, 2020A hint of spring
Jan 7, 2021Of balloons and lost pantaloons
Aug 16, 2023Overseas Highway, Florida Keys
May 14, 2021A misty morning in Brazil
Aug 31, 2025Scotts Bluff National Monument, Gering, Nebraska
May 10, 2021An ancient sailing tradition takes to the water