Tsagaan Sar

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Alternative meaning: The Mongolian Lunar New Year or Chinese New Year

The festival of the lunar New Year, Tsagaan Sar, is often celebrated around the same time as the Chinese New Year. However Mongolians generally deny any Chinese origin or influence so the celebration is sometimes referred to as the Mongolian New Year or Asian New Year when translated into English.

Around the New Year people greet each other by saying "Amar Mend Uu", a very formal greeting which one says to one's elders.

Traditional food for the festival includes a grilled side of sheep and minced beef or minced lamb steamed inside pastry, a dish known as Buuz.

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