Tsagaan Sar

Tsagaan Sar
Tsgaan Sar at Burkhan Bakshin Altan Sume, Elista, Kalmykia, Russia (2011)
Also called	Lunar New Year (as a collective term including other Asian Lunar New Year festivals, used outside of Asia.) Mongolian New Year Mongol New Year Cagaan Sar
Observed by	Mongolia, Siberia, Northern China and other Arctic regions Ethnic groups Aleut Altai Alyutors Ainus Bonans Buryats Chams Chelkans Chukchis Chulyms Chuvans Daurs Dolgans Dongxiangs Dungans Enets Evenks Evens Huis Inuit Inupiat Itelmens Kalmyks Karelians Kereks Kets Khakas Khantys Komi Koryaks Kumandins Mansis Mongols Monguors Nanais Negidals Nenets Nganasans Nivkhs Nogais Nunatukavuts Orochs Oroks Oroqens Panthays Salars Samis Selkups Shors Sibes Soyot Tazs Telengits Teleuts Tofalar Tozhus Tubalar Tuvans Udeges Ulchs Vepsians Yakuts Yugur Yupik Yukaghir
Type	Cultural (Mongolian and Arctic) Religious (Buddhist and Shamanist)
Significance	New Year holiday
2016 date	February 9, Monkey
2017 date	February 27, Rooster
2018 date	February 16, Dog
2019 date	February 5, Pig
Frequency	Annual
Related to	Chinese New Year, Japanese New Year, Tibetan New Year, Korean New Year, Vietnamese New Year

Mongolia, Siberia, Northern China and other Arctic regions

The Mongolian Lunar New Year, commonly known as Tsagaan Sar (Mongolian: Цагаан сар, Cagán sar / ᠴᠠᠭᠠᠨ ᠰᠠᠷᠠ, Mongolian pronunciation: [t͡sʰaɢaːŋ sar]; Buryat: Сагаан һараб, Sagán ħarab, IPA: [sagaːŋ ħarap]; Oirat: Цаһан сар, Cahan sar, IPA: [t͡sʰahan sar] or literally White Moon), is the first day of the year according to the Mongolian lunisolar calendar. The festival of the Lunar New Year is celebrated by the Mongols along with the people of the Arctic.