MONGOLIAN TRADITIONAL ARTS Music is an integral part of Mongolian culture. Among the unique contributions of Mongolia to the world’s musical culture are the long songs, one of the greatest features of the Mongolian music, overtone singing and morin khuur the horse-headed fiddle. The music of Mongolia is also rich with varieties related to the various ethnic groups of the country: Oirad, Hotogoid, Tuva,Darhad, Buriyad, Tsaatan, Barga, Dariganga, Uzemchin, Khazakh and Khalha. The Long drawn song (Mongolian: ᠤᠷᠲᠠ ᠢᠢᠨᠳᠠᠭᠤᠨ , Urtiin duu ) is one of the central elements of the traditional music of Mongolia . This genre is called “Long song” not only because the songs are long, but also because each syllable of text is extended for a long duration. A four-minute song may only consist of ten words. Certain long songs such as Uvgin shuvuu khoyor , also known as Jargaltain delger (lit. ‘Old man and the Bird’) ...
“NAADAM” FESTIVAL Naadam (Mongolian: Наадам , classical Mongolian: Naɣadum , literally “games” ) is a traditional festival in Mongolia. The festival is also locally termed “eriin gurvan naadam” ( эрийн гурван наадам ) “the three games of men”. The games are Mongolian wrestling, horse racing and archery, and are held throughout the country during midsummer. Women have started participating in the archery and girls in the horse-racing games, but not in Mongolian wrestling. In 2010, Naadam was inscribed on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity of UNESCO. Naadam is the most widely watched festival among Mongols, and is believed to have existed for centuries in one fashion or another. Naadam has its origin in the activities, such as military parades and sporting competitions such as archery, horse riding and wrestling, that followed the celebration of various occasions, including weddings or spir...
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