Festivals and Customs of Mongolian Naadam

1. Wrestling

Wrestling is a kind of sports activity that Mongolians love especially, and it is also an essential competition in Naadam. In Mongolian language, wrestling is called "Bok even Bailey Dehu", and the wrestlers are called "Bok Qing". Mongolian wrestling has its own unique costumes, rules and methods, so it is also called Mongolian wrestling.

2. Horse Racing

The Mongolian Plateau is home to the famous Mongolian horse, which is capable of running and fighting with great endurance. Since ancient times, the Mongolians have special feelings for horses, Mongolians grew up on horseback, are proud to have a good fast horse. Taming of horses, fine riding and shooting is the Mongolian herdsmen's skill, usually whether good at horse-taming, horse racing, archery, wrestling as the identification of an excellent herdsmen's standard.

3, archery

Archery is one of the traditional Mongolian "men's triathlon", and one of the earliest activities of Naadam. More than 800 years ago, the Mongolians were divided into many different tribes, and their economic life can be divided into nomadic economy and hunting economy.

After the unification of Mongolia by Genghis Khan, although the tribes of the hunting economy gradually turned to nomadic economy, but the skill of drawing bow and shooting arrows accumulated over the years during the hunting period was preserved to prevent the invasion of foreign enemies and wild animals from attacking the herds. The poor herdsmen who had no livestock still relied on the bow and arrow to hunt and kill animals to sustain their lives.

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Value of the Naadam Festival:

Naadam has a history of nearly eight hundred years, and it has been passed down and developed on the Xilingol Plateau, and has been y loved by the people of all ethnic groups, and has become an important carrier of the cultural traditions of the Mongolian people. Nadam has a history of nearly eight hundred years. The activities on Naadam are the manifestation of strength and beauty, the competition of physical and intellectual ability, speed and endurance, which show the comprehensive quality of the people living on the grassland in a more comprehensive way.

The traditional folk cultural activities of Naadam, which are widely popular and entertaining, have wide and deep cultural connotations and reflect the values and aesthetics of the Mongolian nation. Discovering, rescuing and protecting Naadam are of great value to the enrichment and perfection of Chinese sports history and even world sports history.

Baidu Encyclopedia - Naadam (Mongolian)

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