Lomba

Lomba is a new year festival celebrated in Haa on the 29th day of the 10th Bhutanese month to bring in good health, happiness and prosperity. The menu is Hontoe .Hontoe is a steamed momo-like dumpling made with a mixture of dry turnip leaves, amaranth seeds (zimtsi), and chili prepared in fermented cheese and wrapped in a dough made of buckwheat flour. Hontoe were traditionally offered to the nobility as a gesture of respect and goodwill.This picture can be used to teach about celebration of lomba festival in Haa valley.