Why is the Nadam Convention the most distinctive traditional activity of Mongolians?

"Nadam" is Mongolian, also known as "Nair", and "Nadam" is a transliteration of Mongolian, meaning "entertainment and games" to express the joy of harvest. The "Nadam" conference is a traditional festival with a long history in Mongolia and occupies an important position in the life of the Mongolian people.

The "Nadam" conference held in July and August every year during the livestock fattening season is a cultural and entertainment conference held by people to celebrate the bumper harvest. "Nadam" means entertainment or games in Mongolian. There are thrilling horse racing, wrestling, admirable archery, competitive chess and fascinating songs and dances at the "Nadam" conference. Horse racing is also one of the important activities of the conference. At the beginning of the race, the riders lined up, each wearing a colored belt and a colored towel, full of youthful vitality. There are all kinds of colorful flags at the beginning and end of the horse race. As soon as the horn sounded, the riders flew into the saddle and whipped their horses, and the red scarf flew like an arrow. The top five became the most praised athletes on the grassland. Archery, wrestling and other competitions have also attracted many herders.

Nadam, which begins on the fourth day of the sixth lunar month every year, is a grand gathering of Mongolian people. The contents of the Nadam Congress mainly include wrestling, horse racing, archery, horse riding, playing Mongolian chess and other traditional ethnic events. In some places, there are track and field, tug of war, basketball and other sports.

Nadam has a long history. It was originally called "Nairi", which means friendship or happiness. During the Genghis Khan period, Nadam had begun to take shape. It is said that Mongolian tribes

In the social period, in order to distribute and maintain grasslands, strengthen family ties and enhance friendship, we get together every year to hold a "Day is Day" activity. The main activities are wrestling, archery and horse racing, which are called "Three Heroes".

With the development of social economy and the growth of animal husbandry population, the annual "Nairi" activity has been

It can't meet the needs of people's cultural life, so the content of Japanese activities is gradually enriched. In addition to the original events, we also added "kicking back" (that is, kicking Galahad), throwing basketball, playing chess, singing and dancing performances, trade exchanges and other events. So, "Nairi" this.

When the name was changed, it became "Nadam" (meaning game).

Nadam is more colorful in the content of activities, and the time has also increased to 2? In three days, the organizational form has changed from the original spontaneous organization of the masses to the official unified organization of the League, the Banner and Sumu. Through the activities of Nadam, herders show their strength to each other, celebrate the harvest, promote friendly exchanges, and become rich.

People's cultural and sports life has been improved. At present, the time of Nadam activities is generally between August and September in the slack season every year.