Salt Butter Tea Jul 3, 20193 minLhasa in summer time: let's go for a picnic!Summer time has arrived in Lhasa! You should know, there is “no summer in Lhasa without picnics”, to quote our good Japanese friend who...
Salt Butter Tea Jun 21, 20195 minSaga Dawa, the Holy month of the Tibetan calendarSaga Dawa is one of the major religious festivals in Tibet. Unlike other festivals, Saga Dawa lasts for a whole month. Saga Dawa starts...
Salt Butter Tea Jun 5, 20191 minDeath in Tibetan culture (Part 3: A short Lhasa people’s interview on death-related matters)This week, we would like to give you something a bit different, a bit special! Few weeks ago, we dug into the idea of death in Tibetan...
Salt Butter Tea May 22, 20195 minDeath in Tibetan culture (Part 2: What are the funeral ceremonies in Tibet?)This article is the second part of our series about “Death in Tibetan culture”. If you have not read the first part, we invite you to...
Salt Butter Tea May 8, 20195 minDeath in Tibetan culture (Part 1: How do Tibetans perceive death?)Death is a central conflict for all humans. Every civilization tries to resolve this conflict. In Tibet, Buddhism, which is the...
Salt Butter Tea Apr 24, 20195 minLiving in Lhasa at an altitude of 3600mWhat is it like living in Lhasa at an altitude of 3600m? You might wonder if living in Lhasa, at 3600m altitude, feels different. The...
Salt Butter Tea Apr 10, 20195 minTibetan people's first namesThere are many ways to identify ourselves and other people. Nowadays, people define themselves first by names. Most of the times, when we...
Salt Butter Tea Mar 27, 20195 minLhasa people’s favourite snacksTibetans like having a good snack. Maybe you too. We definitely love it. Good thing, Lhasa has various tasty snacks to offer. Lhasa...
Salt Butter Tea Mar 13, 20195 minTibetan teahouses (part 2: Having tea and snacks) Last time, we discovered together what is “teahouse culture” in Tibet. It is a central place in Tibetan life, where you get all the...
Salt Butter Tea Feb 27, 20193 minTibetan teahouses (part 1: The culture of teahouses)Teahouses are very important in Tibetans’ life. Some even talk about the “culture of teahouses”. As the topic is quite vast, we’ll first...
Salt Butter Tea Feb 13, 20193 minPersonal space in TibetPersonal space is an important topic in terms of interculturality. People from different parts of the world will not have the same...
Salt Butter Tea Jan 30, 20194 minGreetings and farewellsWhen you meet people from a different culture, the first question you ask yourself is how they communicate between each other on a...
Salt Butter Tea Jan 30, 20194 min About Salt Butter Tea“Salt Butter Tea” is a blog about daily Tibetan life. There are many blogs about Tibet, for sure. They tend to present Tibet in a very...
