Tsagaan Sar (Lunar New Year)

Tsagaan Sar (literally ‘White Moon’), Mongolia’s Lunar New Year celebration, is an intimate occasion marked by reciprocal home visits among friends and family in traditional dress, feasting on popular Mongolian foods, and the mutual exchange of gifts. It’s also a time for renewal and new beginnings, with many people making a point of cleaning their homes and livestock barns or repaying outstanding debts from the previous year. With roots at least as far back as the Chinggis Khaan in the 13th century, Tsagaan Sar continues to be celebrated with diverse customs, often including elements of Buddhist ritual and shamanic practice.

If you would like to experience the traditional hospitality of Tsagaan Sar first-hand, contact us and we can arrange a visit to a nomadic family to join in the celebration.