Mongolian Traditions at a Glance

17th century airag ancient animals arkhi blue boiled bone bowl bride Buddhist buuz calendar camel carved century ceremony Chinggis Khan clan names clothes colour custom decorated dishes dough drink earth elders epic finger fire gifts golian greetings guests hair happiness herders honour hoomii horse head fiddle host Ikh Zasag khadag Khalkha koumiss lassoing layers legs lians locked breath long songs lunar Maidar Maitreya masks means meat milk monastery Mongolian chess Mongolian names Mongolian script MONGOLIAN TRADITIONS Mongolians call Mongols moon morin khuur mouse Naadam nine nomadic offer Onon River ovoo parents person pipe respect right hand ritual scapula sheep side silk silver sing sitting SMOKING PIPE snake snuffboxes Soyombo spirits Squat steppe stones symbol Tenger Tibetan tion tree trivets Tsagaan Sar Tsam Ul Boov Ulaanbaatar urum wedding winter wolf women words Yadam Zanabazar