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 National Great Holiday Nauryz of Kazakh people, who have ancient traditional culture and custom of Asia and nomads, is launching in Mongolia. The holiday, marks traditionally on 22, March every year, is very special holiday. Since 1990, Kazakh people have been celebrating widely Nauryz. Also, their great movement began in this year. Over 65 thousand citizens have moved to Kazakhstan since 1990.
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Mongolian-English Dictionary from Lingua Mongolia |
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Mongolian-English Dictionary from Lingua Mongolia is the first piece of
commercial dictionary software for Uighur-script and Cyrillic Mongolian
in the world. The culmination of over four years of work, it has been
designed to work on all Windows-based operating systems without the
need to change System Locales or download and install any fonts.
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Mongolian Traditional Clothing |
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There are approximately 20 ethnic groups in Mongolia. Most groups have
their own traditional clothing and ornaments reflecting the natural
environment, history and customs of the groups, as well as the age,
gender and social status of the person wearing them.
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 Ample information about archery can be found in literary and historical documents of the 13th century and even before. It is an ancient sport of the Mongols which can be traced back to as early as 300-200 BC. According to historians, archery contests began in the 11th century. The Mongols use a compound bow, built up of layers of horn, sinew, bark and wood. When unstrung it is not straight, but curved.
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 Horse racing is an important part of Naadam. This sport is also centuries old, dating back to the Bronze Age. The horses are selected a month before the big day. They are taken to the adequate pasture separate from the herd and trained. |
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 Wrestling is the most popular of all Mongol sports. It is the highlight of the Three Manly Games of Naadam. Historians claim that Mongol-style wrestling originated some seven thousand years ago. Hundreds of wrestlers from different cities and aimags around the country take part in the national wrestling competition.
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 This annual sports festival Naadam is the most famous celebration across the country. It features the three manly sports: wrestling, archery and horse racing. Naadam is celebrated across the country and every town and village will hold its own wrestling, archery and horse racing contests.
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 The name means white month and celebrates the passing of winter and beginning of spring. Tsagaan Sar was originally an end of summer festival, but once again it was Genghis Khan who changed things, moving the event to the end of winter in 1216. The Mongolian lunar calendar uses five cycles of twelve years. |
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Gutuls are knee high, unheeled boots made from thick, stiff leather, decorated with leather applique. The toes of gutuls are upturned and several explanations have been offered for this unconventional style. One of the most plausible explanations is the religious motive.
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 There were over 100 types of hats, dif¬ferent in shape and purpose - for young and old, men and woman, fashionable and everyday hats. For summer and winter, holiday and ceremonies. Regular hats like "louz" can serve for all occasions. In winter the hat edges can be lowered and protect against wind or cold. On warmer days sides are rolled up and tied on back side.
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