Intangible Cultural Heritage of the Mongols
Chapter 05
TRADITIONAL CUSTOMS
RITUALS,CEREMONIES AND FESTIVE EVENTS
- CEREMONIES CONCERNING NATURE AND ITS SEASONS
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Milk libation ceremonies
Spring endowment
Mare milking ceremonies
Foal branding ceremonies
- WAY OF LIVING
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Practice of moving to a new pasture
Custom of helping mother animals to accept their young
Custom of castrating young animals
Custom of shearing sheep
Custom of fleece beating
Custom of making felt
Customs related to hunting
Customs of agricultural farming
- CUSTOMS OF THE HOUSEHOLD
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Customs of greeting
Custom of preparing toys
Custom of naming and giving ablution to a child
Custom of cutting a child’s hair for the first time
Custom of wearing a new deel
Traditional knowledge of genealogical inheritance
Feast customs
New ger warming feasts
Wedding ceremonies
Birthday celebrations
Funeral practices
- RELIGIOUS RITES
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Shamanistic traditions
Fire worship ceremonies
Taboos concerning fire worship and the family hearth
Cairn-worshiping ceremonies
Ritual for summoning prosperity
The ceremony of consecrating animals
Religious mask dancing ritual
Ceremonial performance of the Maitreya Buddha
- FESTIVALS AND CELEBRATIONS
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Three manly sports (Naadam Festival)
Lunar month festival
Festival of the camel herders