Lead: I think the Mongolian fighters were the most brave country in history, that is, the Mongolian Empire, which is the country with the largest territory except the British Empire in history. Now the brave Mongolians have calmed down and become a star among 56 ethnic groups. This nation still retains many characteristics, such as Chagan Saren, which is unique to Mongolians, which is commonly known as White Festival, which is the "Spring Festival" of Mongolians. So, when is Chagan Saren (White Day) in 2118? Let's take a closer look at what day is White Day in 2118!
What is the date of Chagan Saren (White Day) in 2118?
If Chagan Saren is based on the Han calendar, it is on February 6th of the Gregorian calendar.
If it is the same as the Tibetan calendar, it is on February 26th of the Gregorian calendar.
The Tibetan New Year in 2118 is on February 26th, and the first day of the first month of the Tibetan calendar is the Tibetan New Year.
Qinghai and Mongolia celebrate the holidays according to the Tibetan calendar, but Inner Mongolia celebrates the holidays according to the lunar calendar.
White Festival, also known as "Bai Yue" and Chagan Sari (Cyrillic Mongolian: цагаансар), is the Mongolian Spring Festival. White Festival is the biggest festival of the Mongolian people in a year, which is equivalent to the Spring Festival of the Han people. Legend has it that it is related to the whiteness of milk and contains the meaning of blessing good luck. The ancient Mongols called the Lunar New Year Xi Engil, or New Year. Since ancient times, Mongolians have regarded white as a pure and auspicious color, and what they admire most is white, so they call the Spring Festival White Festival. Like other ethnic groups in China, Mongolians living in China also attach great importance to the Spring Festival. However, due to the different production and living conditions and objective environment, the Mongolian people celebrate the Spring Festival, and the grassland nomadic culture is very strong.
The festivals of Mongolians in Inner Mongolia, China, Qinghai, Xinjiang and other places are the same as the Spring Festival of Han nationality. On the New Year's Eve in Biton, every family eats hand-made meat, including jiaozi and pancakes. On the morning of the first day, the younger generation will pay homage to their elders, offer milk tea and propose a toast.
The Mongolian White Day date has its own calendar, that is, celebrating the Mongolian New Year. Most of the customs are the same as the Chinese Mongolian New Year customs.
Festival customs
Now Mongolians also regard White Festival as the most solemn festival. On the evening of the thirtieth day of the twelfth lunar month, the whole family put on their holiday costumes and got together to celebrate the New Year and stay up all night. Usually, the whole family, old and young, burn incense and worship Buddha first, and then the younger generation presents Hada, toast and worship to their parents. In the early morning of the first day, the whole family, old and young, and the people went outside the yurt and held a prayer ceremony for longevity under the auspices of the elders. It is said that this is a tradition left over by Mongolian Shamanism. Then family friends and relatives began to pay New Year greetings to each other until the 15th or the end of the first month.
In addition to exchanging New Year greetings, toasts, dinners, song and dance, horse racing and entertainment during festivals to congratulate the whole year on happiness and good luck, white Hada was presented after the introduction of Buddhism, which will continue to this day.
During the whole period of Bai Yue, young men and women on the grassland rode horses, brought brand-new Hada and fine wine, and went door to door to pay New Year greetings to relatives, friends and parents in various settlements. But now, more young men and women riding motorcycles or driving jeeps are seen on the grassland. The way to pay New Year greetings is an excellent opportunity for young men and women to race horses, chase and play. People who are immersed in the scene all feel the eclectic life interest and rough and heroic of the horseback nation.
pray for happiness
Mongolians call the first day of New Year's Day "Chagan Sari", which means "daytime" in Chinese, and the first month is Bai Yue. Mongolians advocate white and think that white symbolizes purity and auspiciousness.
Mongolians should change the top of their yurts to white in the white moon. If there is another heavy snow at this time, this Bai Yue will be even more auspicious, which means that the next year will be full of crops.
When I returned to Urumqi, the reporter asked Madriva, a Mongolian teacher who works in the Folk Artists Association, to know that the first day in Bai Yue is the most important festival for the Mongolian people in Xinjiang.
On this day, the whole family will kowtow and worship in the direction of sunrise outside the door. People dressed in festive costumes, carrying silver pots of milk tea and carrying delicious food, throw their offerings into the lit fire before coming to Aobao, and then kowtow and pray for good weather.
After that, the family began to pay New Year greetings. First, the younger generation bowed down to the elder, and then the elder wished the younger generation happiness and longevity. When visiting the New Year, the younger generation should dress properly and hold Hada in their hands.
it is only a few days after the end of the family's New Year greetings that the herdsmen worship each other. Every time you go to a house, you should enter in turn according to the age of your peers. When visiting New Year, herders usually offer one or two eulogies or carols.
Three-day flame
In the past, Mongolians held a fire festival during the Spring Festival, and the burning flame symbolized the good fortune of the New Year. The date and way of offering fire to each family are also different. "Hari Chu households" (poor households) generally offer fire sacrifices on the 23rd of the twelfth lunar month, while "Taiji" (nobles) offer fire sacrifices on the 24th of the twelfth lunar month.
The householder led his family to put on their dresses and knelt on the mat at the main entrance, and dedicated the sheep sternum wrapped in oil net to Vulcan. In some places, the flame will not go out for three days after it is lit, and it is not allowed to move the venue or roast feet on the flame for three days.