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Tradition of Cutting the Hair of the Child for the First Time

Although the custom of celebrating the cutting of the child’s hair for the first time is named differently among the Mongols, such as khüükhdiin üs avakh (cutting the child’s hair) or örövlög ürgeekh (clipping ...

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Mongolian Funeral practices

Telmen Luvsandorj Apr 19, 2018

Mongolian Funeral Practices The internment of the body in Mongolia customarily belongs to kings and nobleman, saints, and shamans. The dead body of ordinary (common) people is traditionally left exposed at an open countryside ...

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Agricultural Farming in Mongolia

Telmen Luvsandorj Apr 19, 2018

Herders have also long supplemented their foodstuffs with agriculture as well as hunting. According to archeological findings, historical documents, and notes of ancient foreign travelers, it is proven that in Mongolia farming dates back ...

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Custom to Castrate Young Animals

Telmen Luvsandorj Apr 19, 2018

Young animals are castrated at the beginning of summer. This is a traditional method to maintain the balance of male and female domestic animals. The methods to castrate animals differ depending upon the flock ...

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How Mongolian People Make Felt Throughout the Centuries

Telmen Luvsandorj Apr 19, 2018

1. Custom of Shearing Sheep Mongolians have a long standing tradition of manually processing the wool and hair of the five kinds of animals for use in their daily life. At the end of ...

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Custom of Helping Mother Animals to Accept Their Young

Telmen Luvsandorj Apr 19, 2018

There is a specific ritual that is done in a tuneful utterance when a new mother rejects its newborn or when a newborn becomes orphaned. This ritual is believed to encourage the mother to ...

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Nomadic Life in Mongolia – Moving to a New Pasture

Telmen Luvsandorj Apr 19, 2018

Mongolian livestock-breeders move from place to place throughout the four seasons in search of new pastures, which for centuries served as the source of their way of life. The pastureland is subdivided into seasonal ...

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How Do Mongolians Board Their Foals?

Telmen Luvsandorj Apr 19, 2018

When the weather becomes colder in autumn, the horse-breeders have a custom to set the mares and foals free of their halter and hobbles and to celebrate the feast of “Foal branding”. From ancient ...

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Spring Endowment

Telmen Luvsandorj Apr 19, 2018

With the arrival of spring and mild weather, livestock is emancipated, but pasture grass is still usually rare. Animals typically give birth in the spring, however, despite these conditions. This is the busiest and ...

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Milk Libation Ceremony

Telmen Luvsandorj Apr 19, 2018

Mongolians undertake milk libation ceremonies to honor the heaven, earth, and mountains when spring arrives, the weather turns warm, and the snow and ice melt. This is also the period when young animals are ...