Tibetan Hada expresses best wishes on many occasions

Tibetan Hada	Tibetan Hada

Presenting the hada -- -- is a common practice among Tibetan people expressing best wishes on many occasions, such as wedding ceremonies, festivals, visiting elders and superiors, and entertaining guests. The white hada in Tibet embodies purity and good fortune.
Hada is made of raw silk or silk and it is loosely weaved. Hadas have different kinds of auspicious patterns, such as lotus, bottle, umbrellas and conch. The material of hada varies in quality. But people don’t care much about it only if hada can expresses good wishes.
Hada is of different lengths, some as long as 3 or 4 meters, some as short as half a meter. Hada is normally white because Tibetan people believe white symbolizes purity and luck.
However, there is a kind of hada with five colors on, blue, white, yellow, green and red, respectively indicating sky, cloud, land, river and the God in charge of Buddha dharma. Five-colored hada is very valued gift which can be given to the Buddha statues or intimate relatives. According to the Buddhism teachings, five-colored hada is the clothe of Buddha. Therefore, five-colored hada can only be presented in some special occasions.