Tsagaan Sar
| Tsagaan Sar | |
|---|---|
| Also called | Mongolian New Year Mongol New Year Tsagaan Sar Sagaalgan Tsahan sar |
| Observed by | Mongolia Russia (Agin-Buryat Okrug, Altai Republic, Buryatia, Kalmykia, Tuva, Ust-Orda Buryat Okrug) China (Bayingolin, Bortala, Dorbod, Fuxin, Haixi, Harqin Zuoyi, Henan, Hoboksar, Inner Mongolia, Qian Gorlos, Subei, Weichang). |
| Type | Cultural (Mongolian) Religious (Buddhist and Shamanist) |
| Significance | New Year holiday |
| 2025 date | 1 March |
| 2026 date | 18 February |
| Duration | 3 days |
| Frequency | Annual |
| Related to | Sagaalgan (Buryatia, Russia), Shagaa (Tuva, Russia), Tsagan Sar (Kalmykia, Russia), Chaga Bayram (Altai, Russia) |
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The Mongolian Lunar New Year, commonly known as Tsagaan Sar (Mongolian: Цагаан сар ᠴᠠᠭᠠᠨ ᠰᠠᠷᠠ [tsʰɐʁáːɴ sɐr̥]; lit. '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 Mongolic and some Turkic peoples. The holiday has shamanistic influences.