When in February 1922 Pope Pius XI decided to restructure the
Apostolic Vicariate of Central Mongolia, he entrusted the
administration of the Outer Mongolia mission to Scheut Missions - CICM
(Congregatio Immaculati Cordis Mariae). Unfortunately, things did not
move as planned, because Soviet troops invaded the country and the
Mongolian People's Revolutionary Party was put in power.
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In an emergency situation, if you are alone and there's no one who can speak English, you can use the following phrases.
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Mongolian religious roots are bound up in Shamanism. However this religious phenomena doesn't match the conventional description of a religion in the same way as Buddhism or Christianity. Shamanism has no founder from whom its teachings originate. There is no collection of sacred sutras or a bible, as it doesn't possess any monastic: communities to preach or distribute its doctrines. |
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As of the population census 2000, 46.6 percent of Mongolian population consist of children under 18. Mongolia has adopted international legal documents regarding the protection of children's rights. A law on the protection of children's rights was passed in 1996.
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Mongols are one of the great races of mankind, including the greater part of the inhabitants of China, Japan, Kazakh and the interior of Asia, with branches in Northern Europe and other parts of the world. Mongolians have developed into who they are from their intimate relationship with the vast lands of Mongolia.
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Mongolian population is homogeneous, with Mongol-speaking people constituting 95% of the total. The only substantial non-Mongol group, representing over 5% of the population, is the Kazakhs, a Turkish-speaking people dwelling in the far West. A Chinese minority lives in Ulaanbaatar. Mongolians can be subdivided into more than 20 different ethic groups, which are scattered across the country. These groups can be distinguished by their individual customs, histories and dialects.
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Since 1921, modern Mongolian education has been a reflection of its dependence on the USSR. On the one hand, elementary education is universal and free; with the result that Mongolia boasts a literacy rate of between 80% and 90%. In remote rural areas where there are no schools, children are often brought to the aimag capitals to stay in boarding schools, returning home only for a two week rest during winter and a three-month holiday in summer.
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Mongol Script was adopted at the latest by decree of Genghis Khan in 1206 as recorded in The Secret History, and possibly earlier by some scholars' investigations. According to the linguist Nicholas Poppe, Mongol Script represents a transitional period between Ancient Mongol and Middle Mongol. "It is based upon a dialect of the twelfth or early thirteenth century, a dialect which still retained some Ancient Mongolian features, but otherwise displayed Middle Mongolian forms."
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During the socialist period the State administered all kindergartens. The first kindergarten for thirty children was opened in Ulaanbaatar in 1930. By 1940 there were more than 40 kindergartens in the country.Towards the end of the 1980s 25 percent of all pre-school aged children attended kindergartens. During this period they acquired basic physical, aesthetic and work knowledge and were taught the elements of reading, writing and counting.
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Mongolian language is language of the Altai family of languages. Today more than 10 million people who live in Mongolia, Kazakh, Buriat, Inner Mongolia, and others speak Mongolian language. The history of the Mongolian language is divided into three groups.
1. Old Mongolian language
2. Middle Mongolian language
3. Modern Mongolian language
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Mongolia has a tradition of respect for knowledge and wisdom. In great Genghis Khan's times people with knowledge and experience were summoned in "The counsel of sages". It was highly respected for its assistance in state management and conduct of domestic and foreign policies. It was highly respected for its assistance in state management and conduct of domestic and foreign policies. Besides, the members of this group were ranked according to their functions, for instance, there were people, whose duty was to write down the Khaan's orders or to announce them to people.
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