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Shagai games are especially popular during the Mongolian summer holiday of Naadam. In shagai dice, the rolled shagai generally land on one of four sides: horse, camel, sheep or goat. A fifth side, cow, is possible on uneven ground. Mongolians still exchange shagai today as tokens of friendship. The shagai may be kept in a little pouch.
Khorol or Khorlo (Mongolian: Хорол or Хорло) is a multi-trick tile-based game played in Mongolia, Inner Mongolia, and Tuva, usually on Lunar New Year's. It is played between two and eight players with four being the most common. The game appeared during Manchu rule (1645-1912). [1]
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.
Held every July, Naadam is a nation-wide celebration of Mongolia’s traditional nomadic culture and heritage. Given its popularity, tourists looking to experience this one in person will want to ...
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The 2023 East Asian Youth Games (Mongolian: "Улаанбаатар-2023" Зүүн Азийн залуучуудын наадам) was the inaugural edition of the East Asian Youth Games. The games was held in Ulaanbaatar , Mongolia from 16 to 23 August 2023.
Ünee tugalluulakh (Mongolian: Үнээ тугаллуулах, let the cows calve) is a mancala game [1] played by Kazakhs in western Mongolia. The rules are the same as the iesön khorgol game. [1] The starting position is a 3x2 grid of holes with six pieces in each hole, as follows:
Mongolia suffered one of its largest defeats in an official match with a 0–12 result against the Maldives during 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification. [23] Mongolia's senior men's team lost 0–15 to Uzbekistan during the 1998 Asian Games, the team's largest-ever margin of defeat. [24] [25]