Previously mentioned, the participants of the aforesaid religious festivals are usually jointly celebrated by both the clergy and laity. Besides, there are also many purely lay festivals. For example, in Sangsang grassland of Ngamring County, west of Xigaze (Shigatse) City, the herders here have their annual Grass Cutting Festival, which is completely organized by the laity. There is no other of this kind in the rest of Tibet. Its timing is quite flexible and dependent on the climate and lucky-day selection, etc. Before the festival, a special zone for grass cutting is prepared. As soon as it begins, hundreds of tents will mushroom overnight on the sparsely inhabited grassland, where such a bustling scene is rarely seen all year around. The men are warming up for the match; ladies are showing off their new dresses; young people are dating; children are playing; and the business persons are busy trading. Everywhere people are noisy and full of fun. Such a booming spectacle lasts five days. Then those tents will evaporate as quickly as they mushroomed.

The Bullfighting Festival in Bailang County of Xigaze (Shigatse) Prefecture is also celebrated only among the lay people. Every autumn the local peasants and herders drive their flocks and herds to Gyangxong grassland to participate in the festival mainly for bullfighting, the fighting between male yaks. The bulls, respectively surrounded by lots of folks and cows, fight several rounds for the year抯 titles, such as the King of Yaks, the Rising Star, and so on. Besides, there are also many other events and activities, such as, counting the sheep heads, carrying heavy stones, singing and dancing and trade fairs, making the grassland an ocean of joy.