OTHERS FESTIVALS
Horse Festival
Every year between the end of October and end November the Kentii region welcomes the festival of 10,000 horses. All the nomads in the area flock with their mounts to attend. Dressage demonstration, horse racing, agility competition, election of the most beautiful stallion ... this festival highlights this indispensable animal in the steppe.
Dates aren't fixed and change, information at mejet69@yahoo.com
Yak Festival
Annual Yak Festival takes place in Bat-Ulzii district, Uvurkhangai province, in Umnugobi Yliin and in Erdenetolgoi bag of Ikhtamir Soum in Arkhangai aimag, in order to promote various benefits of yaks, their products and contribute to preserving yak based nomadic culture. Yak is an important animal for the nomadic life and regardless its rich milk, fine wool, yaks require least care and can graze in remote mountain tops searching for the freshest pasture-land while surviving Mongolia’s harsh winters.Mongolia have the second highest yak population in the world after China.
During the festival, yak-related activities include yak parade, the best decorated yak, the best yak bull, yak milking contest, yak wool clothing fashion show and local cultural performances as well as the main and last event, yak race across the steppe.
July and August, not fixed places and dates information: mejet69@yahoo.com
Nomadic Festival
The Mongol Nomadic Festival is a mini version of the National Naadam (who takes place mild July) and includes traditional games, folk dance and songs performances, archery, wrestling and horse races.
Nomadic family shows their unique daily life of herding their five stocks such as milking sheep and goats, sheep shearing, felt making and erecting their nomad's home and making traditional food (tea and dairy products as fermenting airag).
It's an opportunity to explore in one day the ancient nomadic life and the deep culture of Mongols.
Different dates and places for this Nomadic show, information mejet69@yahoo.com
Danshig Nadaam and Khuree Tsam Festival
The Danshig Naadam and Khuree Tsam festival is one of the biggest and ancient religious and cultural festivals of Mongolia. Originally, Danshig (Tibetan- Tenshuk) is related to the enthronement ceremony of His Holiness Zanabazar(1635-1722), the spiritual head of Mongolian Buddhism and also a direct descendant of Great Chinggis Khan. The tradition of celebrating Danshig Naadam was forgotten for nearly a hundred years and since 2015 is again celebrated.
During the two days festival you can assist to Mandala ceremony, rising Soyombo banner, displaying the Huge Thangka-Buddhist painting.
Tsam dance which is the perfect combination of song, dance, music, decorative art, and folk arts hold various types of ritual subjects and wearing mask indicating their respective roles and perform various motions of hands, legs, and body.
Sor Zalakh or the Ceremony of Burning of all Negatives aims to remove all bad effects, contagious diseases, and other negative phenomena.
One interesting competition among monks during Danshig Naadam is balin competition. Balin is barley that is pre-prepared to be shaped and it is special feeding to the deities only made by monks and Buddhist figures.
Traditional Monks ' debate competition where chanting masters, assistant chanting masters debate on the Buddhist logic are worth listening during the festival.
It is said that in the first Danshig Naadam, Buddhist monk won wrestling contests, so you will asssit to horse race, wrestling and archery competition.
Danshig festival is waited with great devotion by the population through Mongolia date and place are changing anytime.
Different dates and places for thisreligious festival, information mejet69@yahoo.com
Mounted Archery Competition
Archery on horseback was once used to decide the winner between Mongolian nomads during games. This millennial but forgotten sport is being reborn thanks to certain associations which try to promote this equestrian art with young people so that the old traditions resume.
Mongolian horses are good partners and trained not to be afraid of flying arrows or the sounds of bows and they are mounted without reins. The Mongolian horse was born to keep a speed equal to the gallop.
Since ancient times, women of the Mongolian tribes have been very good at archery which they used to hunt and defend themselves when the men were away. Today they continue to participate in various events.
It is a great spectacle to attend such meetings where you can feel the specter of the Great Genghis Khan, inventor of this spectacular technique where you have to shoot the arrow at an extremely precise moment to not miss the target.
Traditional Archery on Horseback different dates scheduled throughout the year, information mejet69@yahoo.com
