Tibetan Prayer Flags

Prayer Flags The color of a prayer flag and the symbols printed on it create a prayer or offering that the wind distributes to the world each time it brushes against the flag. The Tibetan word for a horizontal prayer flag is Lung ta, which translates literally as "wind horse." The prayers of a flag become a permanent part of the universe as the images fade from wind and sun. Just as life moves on and is replaced by new life, Tibetans renew their hopes for the world by continually mounting new flags alongside of the old.

The inauspicious dates for 2007 are - Jan 4,17,20,31 Feb 12,26 March 11,25 April 6,21 May 3,17,29 June 10,25 July 7,21 Aug 2,17,29 Sept 12,24 Oct 5,21 Nov 1,17,28 Dec 13,24 Once flags are hung they do not need to be taken down on these dates, they should stay up until the flags fade to white.