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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.
Shagai game at Naadam festival in Ulan Bator, Mongolia. A large variety of traditional Mongolian games are played using the shagai pieces. Depending on the game, the anklebones may be tossed like dice, flicked like marbles, shot at with arrows, caught in the hands, or simply collected according to the roll of a die. In many games, the side on ...
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 ...
The main national festival is Naadam, which has been organized for centuries and takes place over three days in the summer, consisting of three Mongolian traditional sports, archery, cross-country horse-racing, and wrestling, traditionally recognized as the Three Manly Games of Naadam. In modern-day Mongolia, Naadam is held from July 11 to 13 ...
The two-week Asian Games offer a glimpse at a changing Mongolia, a vast nation sandwiched between China and Russia with only 3.3 million people. Its ancient history is slowly giving way to the ...
After all, both the Quince Mongolian cashmere sweater ($50) and the Naadam Original cashmere sweater ($98) purport to be every bit as comfortable as knits that cost $150 or more, without ...
National Sports Stadium (In Mongolian: Үндэсний спортын цэнгэлдэх хүрээлэн Ündesnii sportyn tsengeldekh khüreelen) is a multi-purpose stadium in Khan Uul District, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. It is used mostly for football matches and has a capacity 12,500.