Tsagaan Sar

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Tsagaan Sar
Tsagaan Sar at Burkhan Bakshin Altan Sume, Elista, Kalmykia, Russia (2011)
Also called	Mongolian New Year Mongol New Year Tsagaan Sar Sagaalgan Sagaan hara Tsahan sar
Observed by	Mongolia P 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). Ethnic groups Altai Buryats Daurs Oirats and Kalmyks Manchus Mongols Monguors Sibes Tozhus Tubalar Tuvans
Type	Cultural (Mongolian) Religious (Buddhist and Shamanist)
Significance	New Year holiday
2023 date	21 February
2024 date	10 February
Frequency	Annual
Related to	Sagaalgan (Buryatia, Russia), Shagaa (Tuva, Russia), Tsagan Sar (Kalmykia, Russia), Chaga Bayram (Altai, Russia)

The Mongolian Lunar New Year, commonly known as Tsagaan Sar (Mongolian: Цагаан сар, Cagán sar / ᠴᠠᠭᠠᠨ ᠰᠠᠷᠠ, Mongolian pronunciation: [t͡sʰaɢaːŋ sar] or literally White Moon),^{[note 1]} 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 and some Turkic peoples. The holiday has shamanistic influences.^{[1][2][3][4][5]}

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