Intangible Cultural Heritage of the Mongols

TRADITIONAL CUSTOMS, RITUALS,CEREMONIES AND FESTIVE EVENTS

Chapter 05

TRADITIONAL CUSTOMS
RITUALS,CEREMONIES AND FESTIVE EVENTS

CEREMONIES CONCERNING NATURE AND ITS SEASONS view

Milk libation ceremoniesview

Spring endowmentview

Mare milking ceremoniesview

Foal branding ceremoniesview

WAY OF LIVING view

Practice of moving to a new pastureview

Custom of helping mother animals to accept their youngview

Custom of castrating young animalsview

Custom of shearing sheepview

Custom of fleece beatingview

Custom of making feltview

Customs related to huntingview

Customs of agricultural farmingview

CUSTOMS OF THE HOUSEHOLD view

Customs of greetingview

Custom of preparing toysview

Custom of naming and giving ablution to a childview

Custom of cutting a child’s hair for the first timeview

Custom of wearing a new deelview

Traditional knowledge of genealogical inheritanceview

Feast customsview

New ger warming feastsview

Wedding ceremoniesview

Birthday celebrationsview

Funeral practicesview

RELIGIOUS RITES view

Shamanistic traditionsview

Fire worship ceremoniesview

Taboos concerning fire worship and the family hearthview

Cairn-worshiping ceremoniesview

Ritual for summoning prosperityview

The ceremony of consecrating animalsview

Religious mask dancing ritualview

Ceremonial performance of the Maitreya Buddhaview

FESTIVALS AND CELEBRATIONS view

Three manly sports (Naadam Festival)view

Lunar month festivalview

Festival of the camel herdersview