{"id":7941,"date":"2020-04-30T00:12:33","date_gmt":"2020-04-30T00:12:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mircorp.com\/?p=7941"},"modified":"2021-04-09T14:53:58","modified_gmt":"2021-04-09T14:53:58","slug":"mongolia-naadam-festival-why-go","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mircorp.com\/mongolia-naadam-festival-why-go\/","title":{"rendered":"Mongolia\u2019s Naadam Festival: Why Go?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Mongolia <\/a>is about open space, with its boundless grassy steppe and great red Gobi Desert; about a place in history, with Genghis Khan and his mounted warriors leaving their mark on two continents; and about the culture of the nomad, who created a coherent and organic life revolving around four-legged creatures. It is said that in Mongolia<\/a> livestock outnumber people thirteen to one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Horse racing at a local Naadam Festival. Photo credit: Helge Pedersen<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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The annual Naadam Festival is the country\u2019s favorite festival, showcasing Mongolia\u2019s best in wrestling, horse racing, and archery as well as uniquely Mongolian sports such as \u201cankle-bone shooting.\u201d<\/strong> It originated many centuries ago, but in the 20th century this celebration of the nomad\u2019s courage, strength, dexterity and marksmanship now commemorates July 11th, the anniversary of Mongolia\u2019s independence from China.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Opening Ceremony of Naadam. Photo credit: Helge Pedersen<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Travelers to Ulaanbaatar join local people to cheer on the horses with their school-age riders, admire the stately wrestlers in their eagle costumes, and marvel at the long archery bows based on the same design that Genghis\u2019 warriors used.<\/p>\n\n\n

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