A woman drinks Tibetan wine made from highland barley at her home in Lhasa, Feb 9, in celebration of the first day of Tibetan New Year. [Photo/Xinhua]

Tuesday marked the first day of the "Fire Monkey Losar," or Tibetan New Year, on the Tibetan calendar. The Tibetan New Year is normally celebrated by religious rituals, long prayers, horse races, family gatherings and feasts. The celebrations last for two weeks.

A Tibetan family celebrates the first day of the "Fire Monkey Losar," or Tibetan New Year, in Lhasa, Feb 9, 2016. [Photo/Xinhua]

Local residents visit the Jokhang Temple in Lhasa to worship Shakyamuni in celebration of the "Fire Monkey Losar," or Tibetan New Year, that fell on Tuesday, Feb 9, 2016. [Photo/Xinhua]

Local residents in Gyirong County, Shigatse, show a pagoda-like desert that is made from roasted barley flour mixed with butter and cheese, a Tibetan offering during the "Fire Monkey Losar," or Tibetan New Year, that fell on Tuesday, Feb 9, 2016. [Photo/Xinhua]

Local people celebrate the "Fire Monkey Losar," or Tibetan New Year, that falls on Tuesday, Feb 9, 2016, in Lhasa. [Photo/Xinhua]

Local residents get together to celebrate "Fire Monkey Losar," in Konggar county, Lhoka prefecture in Southwest China's Tibet autonomous region, Feb 9, 2016. [Photo/Xinhua]