Tsagaan Sar, the Mongolian Lunar New Year, translates to White Moon. Members of Australia’s Mongolian community share how they will mark the occasion with food and family on 1-3 March.

In addition to the Chinese, the Lunar New Year is also celebrated by Koreans (Seollal), Vietnamese (Tet), Tibetans (Losar), Mongolians (Tsagaan Sar), and others.

The month is called Tsagaan Sar, or "White Month." It's a time to honor happiness and purity. There's an emphasis on health too. A New Year's Eve feast often includes dishes like ul boov, ...

Happy Tsagaan Sar! It is the Year of the Snake. Each country has a slightly different methodology for our 12 animals. The snake represents the year of kindness, beauty, and prosperity.

In Mongolia, the Lunar New Year is known as Tsagaan Sar, and is seen as an opportunity to focus on nature and community. "The day of Lunar Year Year, ...