What festivals do Mongolians have?

Nadam is a traditional Mongolian festival with a long history and occupies an important position in the lives of Mongolian people. It is a cultural, sports and entertainment conference held by people to celebrate the bumper harvest. 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.

2. Horse Milk Festival

Mongolian traditional festivals are named after drinking kumiss as the main content. Popular in Xilin Gol League in Inner Mongolia and some pastoral areas in Erdos. Usually held in late August of the lunar calendar, the date is not fixed and lasts for one day. In order to celebrate the bumper harvest and bless each other, besides preparing enough kumiss, we also treat guests with "hand-grilled meat", hold horse racing activities, invite folk singers to sing greetings, and present gifts to the elderly of Mongolian medicine. It is said that Nadam Festival originated from this.

3. Lantern Festival

Every year on the 25th day of the Lunar New Year 10, as night falls, every household lights butter lamps to celebrate. Today, most Mongolians in Buksaier Mongolian Autonomous County and emin county have not celebrated the Lantern Festival; In Wusu, Mongolians don't burn lanterns on the Lantern Festival, but use various forms of entertainment.

Celebrate the new year.

In recent years, although the Spring Festival of Mongolian people is basically the same as that of Han people, and some customs of Han people are absorbed, such as eating jiaozi and setting off firecrackers, many traditional customs of Mongolian people are still preserved, such as eating "hand-held meat" on New Year's Eve to show family reunion.

On New Year's Day, the whole family will put on holiday clothes and get together to celebrate the New Year. First of all, from the younger generation to the older generation, in turn; The younger generation kowtows and peers pay tribute; There are also packs of cigarettes, toasts and hada. After receiving gifts, elders should express their blessings to their brothers, nephews and grandchildren. At dawn, family, friends and relatives began to pay New Year greetings to each other. People who travel long distances have to ride horses or drive. New Year's greetings usually end before the 15th day of the first month.

In remote farming and pastoral areas, people who often play together have the custom of "Hubbard" on the morning of the 16th day of the first month before the sun comes out. It is to secretly wipe the forehead when the other person is sleeping, and the paint is mostly bottom ash.

5. Fire Day

Torch Festival, also known as Fire Worship Festival. Mainly from the ancient Mongols' worship of fire. The ignition ceremony was held on the evening of February 23, 65438. It may be influenced by the sacrifice of the 23rd twelfth lunar month of the Han nationality. However, since ancient times, Mongolia has the custom of using fire for sacrifice, which is a prelude to the Lunar New Year. Before the fire sacrifice begins, the whole family will go to the yard (some in front of the fire pit, some in front of the stove), and the chief priest (the elders in the family) will first put up sacrifices to burn incense.