Episode 20: Tsagaan Sar, Mongolian Lunar New Year
In this special episode of The Great State Mural: Mongolia Portrayed, in celebration of Tsagaan Sar, the Mongolian Lunar New Year, we have a more lighthearted episode. We talk about what Tsagaan Sar means to us, our experiences, and some tips for those who are maybe celebrating it for the first time.
Three Universals “Tsagaa“:
The milk that brings abundance is white.
The snow that covers the woodlands is white.
The sheep that is grazing in the meadows is white.
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36min
Hosts: Anand, Dolgion, Julian
Date Recorded: Feb 14 2026
Date Released: Feb 18 2026
Keywords: tradition | holidays | social relations
Show notes:
Modern Mongolia podcast, Tsagaan Sar episode
Dolgion referred to this study:
D Gankuyag, “Characteristics of Mongolian Social Relations”, Open Society Forum, 2004.
