During Losar, Tibetans usually greet their relatives and friends "Happy New Year" with Chemars and barley wine, which lasts for three to five days. It is a custom that guests with Chemars call loudly outside the doors, while the hosts hurry out to meet them and send back good wishes.

A family is greeting their neighbours with "Chemar",a specialty for Tibetan New Year standing for a bumper harvest in a neighbourhood on Losar, Feb. 22.[Photo/Xinhua]