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Naadam is the most widely watched festival among Mongols and is believed to have existed for centuries in one fashion or another. It 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 spiritual gatherings.
In Mongolia, the Naadam ('Game' in English) takes place in July each year. The biggest competition is the National Naadam competition in Ulaanbaatar, which has the largest number of wrestlers and live radio and television broadcasts throughout the country. Naadam is divided into three classes based on the Mongolian administrative divisions.
Pronunciation Notes Respelling IPA; Anthony: ANT-ə-nee / ˈ æ n t ə n i / European pronunciation; also regular Breanna, Brianna: bree-AH-nə / b r iː ˈ ɑː n ə / American variant pronunciation; also regular Chloe, Chloë: KLOH-ee / ˈ k l oʊ i / Dafydd: DAV-idh / ˈ d æ v ɪ ð / Regular in Welsh Dana: DAYN-ə (North America); DAH-nə ...
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That said, Naadam’s focus is almost entirely on knitwear—mostly cashmere, but also some wool and cotton—for both women and men, whereas Quince’s product range is much more diverse.
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The ceremony of worshipping Mount Bogd Khan Uul used to take place over two days. Religious ceremonies were held on the first day which was followed by a festive naadam on the second day. There are two ovoos (sacred pile of stones or cairns) on Tsetsee Gun (Duke Tsetsee) peak. The east ovoo was called Religion Ovoo, the west was called State Ovoo.
I have written this warning because our country—the democ-racy our young patriots expect to inherit—is in the process of being altered forever.