The annual Bathing Festival in Tibet

It generally lasts seven days, between the sixth day to twelfth day of the seventh Tibetan month, which just coincides with the appearance in the sky of Venus, a sacred star.
The elders are thoroughly washing themselves, the youngsters are swimming, the children are playing with water; the ladies are also joining the wash as freely as the men.Afterwards they will stay in tents or under umbrellas, drinking the barley wine and buttered tea, singing and dancing to their heart's content.