What ethnic custom is Naadam?

"Naadam" is a Mongolian word, which means "entertainment or game" in Chinese. It is a traditional mass gathering of the Mongolian people. It is also a grand annual festival. Naadam has a long history. 1225, Genghis Khan won the victory over Huazhazimo, in order to celebrate the victory, held a grand Naadam event. In the ancient and modern Naadam event, are to carry out the men's three competitive races, namely horse racing, archery and wrestling.

The grassland event Naadam (meaning amusement) Naadam originated in the late 13th century, early 14th century, recorded in the Mongolian customs and habits of the literature written in this way "drive rats, weddings, or archery, horse racing and wrestling and other Naadam began, the Mongolian elders held up a silver bowl full of fresh milk and the Hada, reciting congratulatory words". Naadam is an important part of Mongolian people's cultural life and a good form of celebration. Naadam includes traditional archery, horse racing and wrestling competitions, which are commonly known as Mongolian men's triathlon. The grassland of the summer and early fall, all over the alliance, flag, soum as a unit to hold the Naadam conference, herdsmen dressed in festive dress, from all directions, where there is Naadam, where there are excited herdsmen. At this time, the grassland is a joyful, the sound of horses, lele car sound breaks the quiet of the grassland, the winners are divided into levels to give awards and titles. With the development of society, the form and content of Naadam has been enriched and developed, in addition to the traditional three competitions, and added ball games, cultural performances, material exchanges, recognition of model workers. In recent years, due to the herdsmen's living standards, in Zhenglan Banner family Naadam is flourishing.