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Tibetan New Years Eve Soup
Gutor is the day before New Year Eve and Tibetans come together on this day to
enjoy themselves. Filled with the atmosphere of the year's end, Tibetan families eat
Guthuk, gruel-soup with dumplings, in the evening on Gutor.
Traditionally, Tibetans say that Gutor is the only day when all Tibetans, including His
Holiness the Dalai Lama, eat the same food.
The dumplings contain symbolic items or revelations wrapped inside them that might
give possible indication of fortune or nature of a person whoever gets it. On opening
the dumpling, one will find an "Oracle": A thread is for longevity, white wool indicates
a pure heart / good-heartedness, while charcoal denotes meanness, a chili might
mean foul or sharp tongue etc. For a large Guthuk gathering, written note is more
preferable. The dumplings are not eaten, but discarded after the fortune is revealed.
While soup is being served, everyone delights in showing off their "Oracle" to one
another that will definitely draw in lots of funny comments - a good way to usher in for
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the year's end in hearty laughter.
Following this, everyone participates in a religious ceremony to exorcise evil spirits
from the previous year, which is the original purpose of the Gutor. Everyone puts
some left over gruel soup and a fisted-dough containing a piece of clothes from one's
clothes over a doll representing a fierce god. The godly effigy is then set-off with
fireworks or firecrackers at a distant road junction. Doing these symbolise driving
away of personal obstacles, and is believed to keep you untouched by sickness and
misfortunes all through the year.
Learn how to make this traditional Tibetan soup by going through the lines on the
next page.
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