It is believed when the sacred planet Venus appears in the sky, the water in the river becomes purest and cure diseases. During its appearance for one week in the sky, all the people in Tibet go into the river for bathing. It was in september and the soldiers worried that they might miss the New Year, high-land barley wine and other good things. So people had the Tibet New Year on 1st Oct. ahead of time. To memorise those brave soldiers.
Kongpo people present three sacrifices and stay up at night from then on.
And now it has become the Kongpo Festival for entertainment like Kongpo dancing, horse race, archery and shooting. Death of Tsongkapa Nov. or Dec. Tsongkapas, the great reformer of Tibetan buddhism and founder of the Gelukpa sect, died on this day in 1419. In memory of the day, every household burns countless butter lamps on roof tops and chant prayers in his horour. Late in the evening, Tibetan dumpling is served for supper.