On January 2, 2026, Queen Jetsun Pema, together with her children Prince Namgyel, Prince Ugyen, and Princess Sonam Yangden, welcomed children from the Thimphu Valley who visited Lingkana Palace on Nyilo to recite Lolay, the traditional New Year’s good wishes. Nyilo marks the return of longer days after the winter solstice and is celebrated as the New Year in parts of the country, especially in western Bhutan.
As part of the festivities, children visit homes to recite Lolay, offering wishes for well-being and prosperity for the household and family, and are given food and gifts. Each year, the Folk Heritage Museum, under the auspices of the Tarayana Foundation, invites children from schools across Thimphu to take part.
Her Majesty never fails to make me smile in her beautiful outfits. I also love the inclusion of all the children in a simple way. LRB
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DeleteAdorable la petite princesse qui a finalement adopté la tenue traditionnelle comme sa maman et ses frères !
ReplyDeleteAw, little one, the tiny Princess wearing a traditional outfit, she looks so lovely. Her mum looks splendid in her traditional gown, love these muted colors, beautiful.
ReplyDeleteWell said, LRB. I totally agree!
ReplyDeleteI find it interesting that the children all appear to have good leather footwear. A nice change from sneakers. I also notice the colours of the children’s garments being somewhat the same with a few girls wearing colour jackets in those beautiful jewel tones
ReplyDeleteThese are traditional fabric weaves in these colours. Leather shoes are far more durable so sustainability wise we can be glad to see a country where they are more normal for kids. But in Bhutan this is due to two things (1) when they wear traditional dress the black leather shoes are part of the costume; (2) there are FAR fewer shops per capita, FAR less consumerism, and far less cash to buy per capita. The range in shops is much less. Better therefore to buy cloth available locally at a better price and better quality, and if the kids are only going to have one pair of shoes, make them leather not plastic (predominant material in sneakers). Met a farm kid there who walked two hours down the mountains to school and two hours back and owned no shoes (very tough feet and stoic kid). Due to their geographic isolation and poverty Bhutan entered slowly into the modern world and have a chance to choose still not to join the madness of consumerism, plastics, rubbish and pollution. Notably, they have learnt from neighbour Nepal which although still very poor (poorer per capita most likely) suffers the effects of too much tourism without adequate controls, and so Bhutan has been able to tread a different path. Which we can still see in garment choices.
DeleteAlways serene. Such lovely dresses. The little Pss is a real cutie.
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