On 4 June, the first president of Kalmykia, the sixth president of FIDE, Kirsan Ilyumzhinov, congratulated his fellow citizens on the coming Kalmyk holy month of Ur Sar. The greeting reads as follows:Editors’ note. Ur Sar is a month of celebrations in Kalmykia honouring the spiritual feats of the founder of the Buddhist religion Buddha Shakyamuni. It was this Buddhist lunar month that the Buddha chose for birth, enlightenment, and departure to parinirvana.
Ur Sar occupies a special place in the Kalmyk calendar. Kalmyks celebrate it for several centuries. Prayer ceremonies occupied a significant place in this sacred period. Images of deities are displayed, and khuruls are arranged in a special way.
In this month, ceremonies of the worship of the earth are held with offerings made to the patron deities of those places and special prayers are recited.
