Celebrate The Mongolian Lunar New Year Just Like A Local

“Tsagaan Sar” or the “White Month” celebration is the Lunar New Year for the Mongols according to their centuries old lunar astrology. The Mongols celebrate passing the harsh winter in good health, and welcome spring at Tsagaan Sar. Moreover, the Tsagaan Sar is a big family celebration as everyone visits their elders to greet and wish well for the coming year. They also exchange gifts and there’s a lot of festive food & drinks, of course. The Lunar New Year’s also widely celebrated in other Asian countries around the same time (the dates rarely differ) as Lunar calendar is used in Buddhism. For this year, it’s the year of sheep coming (the Lunar calendar has 12 zodiac animals), and the New Year’s ever is on 18 February.

Don’t just hide at home at Tsagaan Sar – come and celebrate this beautiful age-old celebration and experience the Mongol hospitality and traditions this year! There’s the following Tagaan Sar tour for you to take part in, please see details below.

Mongolian Lunar New Year Celebration tour 2015

Program in brief

Feb.18. 2015 Lunar New Year Eve

Arrive at the “Mongolian Secret History” Tourist complex

Having light lunch

Having a trip around area; visiting a Ger library to learn about Mongolian traditional literatures and to listen about Mongolian shamanism.

Visiting the hut and the statue of Tev Tenger Shaman who was one of the advisers of Genghis Khan.

Having Mongolian traditional vodka made from milk; slid

Traditional art performances

Mongolian Traditional Costume Fashion Show

Playing the traditional sheep anklebone games and taking part in a competition. Guest will be taught how to play the above games and will be competing as small teams.

Feb.19.2015 the First Day of the New Year

Guest will be participating in the customs to make the patterns of the New Year.

Visiting a herder’s family in order to perform the custom of Mongolian traditional greetings of the New Year

Archery

Taking photos with the costumes of ancient kings and queen

Learning Mongolian traditional dance

Learning how to play traditional Mongolian games

Watching a documentary about Mongolian ways of living and culture

Participating in traditional customs of greeting each other

Tasting traditional food

Riding horse

Ticket price: 60 US$ (Accommodation & transportation not included)

For more information please contact the numbers below:

Phone: 976-70000450, 96751023, 99565299, 99096841

E-mail: info@mongoliansecrethistory.mn

Recourse: gogo.mn