What traditional festivals are there in Mongolia?

Mongolian traditional festivals include Mongolian Spring Festival, Nadam Festival, Horse Milk Festival, Aobao Festival, Ancestor Festival and Lantern Festival. Mongolian Spring Festival coincides with traditional Spring Festival. On New Year's Eve, people usually eat braised pork and light bonfires to show family reunion, bid farewell to the old and welcome the new. Nadam convention is held in July and August every year to show the joy of harvest.

Horse milk festival is mainly about praising horses and drinking horse milk wine, which is usually held in the late August of the lunar calendar. Ancestor's Day is held on June 20th of the lunar calendar every year to commemorate Genghis Khan, the ancestor of Mongolia. Lantern Festival is on October 25th of the lunar calendar every year. When night falls, every household lights butter lamps to celebrate.

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During the Spring Festival, Mongolian people call it "New Year". In ancient times, the Spring Festival was called "white festival". Nowadays, people call the first month of the lunar calendar "Bai Yue". It turns out that Mongols take "white" as auspicious. It is said that it is related to daily consumption of white milk, which means to congratulate the New Year and be lucky.

Bai Yue is also a time for people to get together. Before the festival, people should make a beautiful Mongolian robe, prepare mutton and various dairy products, add a few jars of wine, and then start to "tune the horses".

On New Year's Eve, the whole family sat among the yurts and started drinking and eating at midnight. Usually, they should eat and drink more. On New Year's Eve, people will also offer "farewell wine" to their elders, sit around and eat jiaozi, commonly known as "yellow steamed stuffed bun" or "flat food", play "garaka" (chess), listen to stories told by artists, stay up all night and indulge in joy.