Brief introduction of Mongolian

Mongolia was originally a name used by one of the Mongolian tribes whose ethnic origin is Donghu. Later, it gradually absorbed and integrated the forest hunting and grassland nomadic tribes living in Mobei area and developed into the same names of these tribes.

The word "Meng" is the sound change of "busy and idle", which was first seen in the Tang Dynasty, that is, the "Ten Flavors of Wu Meng" in the Book of New and Old Tang Dynasty. "Mongolian" is the earliest Chinese translation of the word "Mongolia", and later there are many homonyms such as "Mongolian bone", "Meng bone", "Meng bone", "Blind bone" and "Meng bone". The Chinese translation and writing of the word "Mongolia" began in the documents of the Yuan Dynasty.

2. Ethnic origin

Most modern and contemporary scholars believe that Mongolians come from Donghu. Donghu is a general term for tribes of the same ethnic origin who speak different dialects and have different names. According to Historical Records: "East of Xiongnu, it is called East Lake." From the 5th century BC to the 3rd century BC, the ministries of East Lake were still in the development stage of primitive clan society, and the tribes lived a life of "following the customs and living in impermanence".

Step 3 distribute

According to the data of the sixth national census on 20 10, the Mongolian population in China is about 6.5 million. The Mongolian population in China is mainly distributed in Inner Mongolia, Northeast China, Xinjiang, Hebei and Qinghai, and the rest are scattered in Henan, Sichuan, Guizhou, Beijing and Yunnan.

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Mongolian taboo

1. Taboos in daily life: Mongolians should avoid riding fast horses when riding horses and driving near yurts, so as not to disturb the herds; If there is a fire in front of the door or a sign such as a red cloth strip is hung, it means that there are patients or parturients in this family, and outsiders are not allowed to enter; Guests can't sit on the west kang, because the west is the direction of Buddha worship; Do not eat the meat of dead animals, donkey meat, dog meat and white horse meat.

Avoid red and white for funerals and black and yellow for weddings; Avoid baking feet, shoes, socks and pants on the brazier; Smoking, spitting, touching utensils, classics, Buddha statues and making loud noises are prohibited when visiting temples, and hunting near temples is not allowed.

2. Fire taboo: Mongolians worship fire, Vulcan and Kitchen God, and think that fire, Vulcan or Kitchen God are sacred objects to ward off evil spirits. Therefore, after entering the yurt, it is forbidden to roast your feet on the stove, let alone wet your boots and shoes by the stove. Don't cross the stove, or pedal the stove, don't knock on the cigarette bag, throw things or throw dirty things on the stove. You can't pick a fire with a knife, you can't insert a knife into the fire, you can't take meat from the pot with a knife.

3, water bogey: Mongolians believe that water is a pure god. Don't wash your hands and bathe in the river, don't wash women's dirty clothes, and don't throw unclean things into the river. Grassland is dry and short of water, grazing by aquatic plants, and it can't survive without water. Therefore, herders are used to saving water, paying attention to keeping water clean and taking water as the source of life.

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