Tsagaan sar

tsagaan sar

It's New Year, and we've cherished this special time with our family during Tsagaan Sar! We bid farewell to the past year and welcomed the new one with hope and joy. We adorned traditional clothing and exchanged gifts to wish prosperity. The laughter of our loved ones warmed our hearts as we shared meals and memories together. Tsagaan Sar has reminded us of its profound cultural significance, strengthening the bonds within our community.

Information on Tsagaan Sar, Mongolian New Year. All about it's traditions and food.

The literal meaning of Tsagaan Sar in Mongolia is ‘white’. The white colour is the symbol of sincerity and happiness in Mongolian tradition.

Ul Boov (shoe sole cake) is a traditional Mongolian cake made for Tsagaan Sar and other special occasions, such as weddings. The patterns in the center of each "shoe" is stamped with a wooden block, filled with Aruul (cheese curds) and other sweets and are stacked in a big tower on the big plate. Each tower has an uneven number of levels, and each level has 5 cakes. A little Urum (clotted cream) is heaped on the top of each stack.

Tsagaan Sar or White Month is one of Mongolia's two major and long-awaited holidays, the other being Naadam in July. For Mongols, Tsagaan Sar is not only an ancient holiday marking the end of winter and the beginning of a new year's cycle, but is also a time for unification and reinforcing social bonds. Preparations for the festive start well ahead of time. Several families usually gather in the eldest man's ger ( traditional dwelling), where the holiday will take place. Since the holiday…

Tsagaan sar is one of the biggest events for life of Mongolian people. Lunar festive is a New Year holiday as well as beginning of the spring. Mongols celebrate the season when everything natural earns a life according to lunar calendar. The celebration comes from the deep of the centuries when our ancestors of Huns Empire have created a lunar calendar. Urban population used to celebrate a new year with the beginning of planting accepted this calendar from Huns that was very creative…

🌕🎉 Celebrate Tsagaan Sar: Mongolia's Lunar New Year 🎉🌕 Join us in welcoming the arrival of spring with Tsagaan Sar, Mongolia's most cherished lunar new year festival! Spanning three days in January or February, according to the lunar calendar, this profound celebration marks the end of winter and the blossoming of a new beginning. 📅 When? Late January or February (specific dates vary by the lunar calendar) 📍 Where? Across Mongolia Preparations & Traditions: Bituun (New Moon Eve): Homes…

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