Traditional Festivals of Mongolians

1. The traditional festivals of the Mongols include the New Year of the Old Calendar, which is called "Chagan Sareen" in Mongolian, i.e. the white month. Mongolian New Year's Day is also called "White Festival" or "White Moon", which is closely related to the whiteness of milk. In addition, there are Zulu Festival, Maier Festival, Ovoo Festival, Mane Festival, Naadam, Horse Milk Festival and so on.

2, Naadam: Mongolian meaning "game" or "entertainment". Originally refers to the Mongolian traditional "men's three athletics" - wrestling, horse racing and archery. With the development of the times, gradually evolved into today's including a variety of cultural and entertainment content of the grand celebration and material exchange activities. Historically, Naadam was not limited by time, and was usually held on occasions such as sacrifices to the mountains and waters, military expeditions, triumphs, emperor enthronement, the first month of the year, and large-scale festivals.

Today's Naadam, held in the summer and fall each year, the scale of the year's pastoral production generally depends on the situation, a small harvest small open, large harvest large open. Activities in addition to the traditional "men's three athletics", there are cultural performances, track and field competitions and various types of economic and cultural exhibitions, as well as ordering negotiations, material exchanges.

3, Mongolia is mainly distributed in East Asia, a traditional nomadic people, is one of China's ethnic minorities, but also the main ethnic groups in Mongolia. In addition, the Mongols are also distributed in Russia and other Asian and European countries, and the Ewenki and the Turks are also sometimes regarded as branches of the Mongols.