Dublin is getting ready to celebrate the Lunar New Year Festival, with nine days of events for the whole family to enjoy at ...
The Tsagaan Sar celebration sees Mongolians herald the end of a harsh Winter with gifts, love and ceremony. Tsagaan Sar is one the most popular traditional festivities in Mongolia to celebrate the ...
Despite the importance of the holiday to the Mongolian people, there is broad support for the government’s decision to suspend celebrations.
Even with temperatures as intimidating as -35 F, I was determined to experience Mongolian Lunar New Year, Tsagaan Sar, and make a pilgrimage to one of Mongolia’s most spiritual places ...
In Mongolia, the festival is called Tsagaan sar. Some people in Mongolia call it The White Moon festival. People worship at ovoo - stone heaps used as altars or shrines. They also exchange snuff ...