Saya or Sayaqan is a summer feast and festival Turkic Tengriism and Altai folklore.
Turkic peasants celebrated the Summer Solstice on June 23 by going out to the fields.
In Anatolian folklore, a familiar spirit called "Saya Han" lived in mountains who protects sheep flocks.
Saya Play and songs have an important role in the emotional, and moral development of children in rural areas.
Its traditions include women and children decorating trees and tethering posts with "salama" (nine bunches of horse hair hung on horse-hair ropes).