(en) Luigi Kapaj, Tsagaan Sar: When is Mongolian Lunar New Year?, 26 February 2009: «First, one must dispel the notion that Mongolians use the same calendar as the Chinese. This is false. They are very similar, especially in concept, but not calculated identically. Mongolians follow a lunar calendar on a 12 animal cycle with the new year starting on a new moon to mark the beginning of spring. It is when the new year begins where the differences are most apparent. The Mongolian calendar is calculated based on "Togs Buyant" astrology typically under the guidance of the large Buddhist monasteries. Tsagaan Sar falls mostly on the same lunar cycle as Losar, the Tibetan new year, as they are calculated nearly the same. About 50% of the time, Tsagaan Sar and Losar fall on a different month than Chinese New Year.»
(en) Phurbu Thinley, No celebrations on Tibetan New Year, announces Exile Govt, 7 février 2009: «Dharamsala, February 7: Tibet’s Government in exile Saturday announced that there would be only “customary religious” ceremonies and no celebrations to mark this year's Losar (traditional Tibetan New Year), which will fall in the last week of this month. [...] Tibetans in Tibet have also signaled that they would refrain from celebrating as a quiet protest gesture, and have urged others to do the same in heated exchanges on the Internet.»
