About this card
Tamu Lhosar is the kind of occasion that benefits from a card you can hold — not a text, not a forwarded image, not a calendar reminder, but something printed on real paper that someone can prop on a shelf or tuck into a book. The verses below were written specifically for Tamu Lhosar rather than adapted from a general template, so each one carries the right register: warmer where warmth fits, quieter where quiet fits, lighter where the moment can take a smile.
Pick the verse that suits the person you're sending it to. If two feel right, you can use one as the front-of-card line and the other as the inside note. If none feel quite right, scroll down to the related occasions — sometimes a sibling card has exactly the tone you're looking for.
Print at home: these verses fit a standard A2 (4.25×5.5″) folded card or a half-letter (5.5×8.5″) flat card on 80–110 lb cardstock. See the printing guide for layout templates and paper recommendations.
Five verses for Tamu Lhosar
- Wishing you a Tamu Lhosar that begins exactly the way you hope — with quiet courage and just the right people beside you.
- May the new year be brave with you, gentle on you, and generous in all the unexpected ways. Happy Tamu Lhosar.
- Here\'s to first pages, blank calendars, and the comforting fact that every day is allowed to be a new start.
- On Tamu Lhosar, may the year ahead surprise you — kindly, often, and exactly when you need it.
- Every Tamu Lhosar is a small act of hope. Wishing you a year worth your hope.
Writing tips for this occasion
If you're adding a personal line of your own beneath the verse, keep it specific. Mention a small thing — a shared memory, a thing you noticed, a way they made you feel last week. Generic compliments slide off the page, but a single concrete detail ("I still think about your tomato sauce," "your handwriting on that birthday list") lands hard and lasts.
Sign with the name they call you, not the name on your driver's license. Cards are intimate; signatures should be too. And if you're mailing it, write the address by hand — the envelope is part of the card. For more on the small choices that distinguish a memorable card from a forgettable one, the CardVerse card etiquette guide walks through register, format, and timing across cultures.
Related occasions
Other cards in New Year Cards you might also be looking for:
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Matariki
Māori New Year festival marked by rising of the star cluster Matariki (Pleiades)
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Losoong Festival
celebration of the Sikkimese New Year
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Gyalpo Lhosar
New year of Sherpa people of Nepal
- New Year Cards
New Year in Finland
A meaningful occasion celebrated around the world.
- New Year Cards
Sonam Lhosar
New year of Tamang people of Nepal
- New Year Cards
Sajibu Nongma Panba
Manipuri new year festival
Also observed in Nepal
If you are sending a card across borders, these other occasions from the Nepal calendar may also be worth marking this year:
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Bhai Dooj
festival celebrated by Hindus
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Bhaitika
public holiday in Nepal
- Religious Holiday Cards
Chhath Parwa
ancient Indo-Nepalese Hindu festival dedicated to the Sun and his sister Chhathi Maiya
Kartik Shukla Shashthi - Religious Holiday Cards
Dashain
Hindu festival of Nepal
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Ghode Jatra
festival and public holiday in Nepal
- Religious Holiday Cards
Govardhan Puja
Hindu festival occurring on the first lunar day of the Shukla Paksha (bright fortnight) in the month of Kartik, the day after Diwali
Kartik Shukla Paksha