What are the eight taboos of Mongolians and what are their origins?

The biggest taboo of Mongolians is that when there are seriously ill patients at home, they will hang a rope on the left side of the door. When a woman gives birth to a child, she hangs a bow and arrow or a red cloth strip. This means that the family will not receive guests for the time being. The second taboo, Mongols especially respect livestock, in? Mongols cannot kill livestock at will. The third taboo, when you visit a Mongolian family, you must pay attention to your dress. Don't roll up your sleeves and step on the threshold.

The fourth taboo is greeting the elderly in Mongolia. You can't sit in front of the old man. Don't touch the child's head. The fifth taboo is to enter the yurt. Go from the left side of the stove. When sitting, you can only sit on the west side and the north side, and you can't block the Buddha statue. You can't sit on the threshold. The sixth taboo, if someone gives you a toast when you are a guest, you can't stop it, otherwise the Mongols will think that you look down on him and lose face. If a Mongolian worships tea like you, you must hold it with both hands, not with your left hand.

The seventh taboo, Mongols also believe that water is a pure god. They are especially afraid to throw dirty clothes and things into the river. Bathing and washing hands in the river is even more taboo. Without water, there would be no grass on the grassland, not to mention so many livestock. They think that they can't live without water. Therefore, Mongolians have great respect for water. They think that water is the source of life, so Mongolians save water very much.

The eighth taboo, Mongolian people especially worship fire. They think Vulcan and Kitchen God are sacred objects that can ward off evil spirits. Therefore, fire represents sacredness among Mongolians, which is sacred and inviolable. Fire is what they process food, so don't bake shoes and socks with fire after entering the yurt. You can't throw dirty things into the fire. They think such behavior is blasphemy to the gods.