Mongolian culture

June 23, 2020
Mongolia's Gobi Desert
Published by Jessica Brooks at June 23, 2020
Categories

Our Virtual Tour Of Mongolia’s Gobi Desert

Our Virtual Tour Of Mongolia’s Gobi Desert   “Mongolia’s Gobi Desert seems like earth reduced to its most basic elements: rock, sky, glaring sunlight and little […]
Do you like it?4
Read more
May 16, 2020
Spend time in Mongolia and you will notice that a majority of families own a dog. Very rarely are they fashionable, small, pedigree dogs as traditionally the dogs role was to alert it’s owners to the arrival of strangers arriving from the wide-open steppe, herding the livestock when families moved to new pasture and guarding against the threat of wolves. Did you know that in Mongolia, dogs traditionally are the only animal given their own name? It is a sign of honour and part of a belief that dogs are the last stage before humans in the reincarnation process. When a dog dies, the owner whispers in the dog’s ear his wishes that the dog will return as a man in his next life. They are buried high in the hills so that people do not walk on their remains. Their tail is cut off and put beneath the head, and a piece of meat or fat is cut off and placed in the dog’s mouth to sustain its soul for its journey; before the dog is reincarnated, the dog’s soul is freed to travel the land, to run across the high open steppe for as long as it would like.
Published by Jessica Brooks at May 16, 2020
Categories

Mongolian Dogs – Life On The Steppe

Mongolian Dogs Pick up a guidebook to Mongolia and glance at the culture section. You’ll probably find that gers are (obviously) mentioned as are the Buddhist […]
Do you like it?6
Read more
July 7, 2019
During a yak cart trek in Mongolia
Published by Jessica Brooks at July 7, 2019
Categories

Yak Cart Trek Mongolia

Yak Cart Trek Mongolia A yak cart trek in Mongolia gives you the option to slow right down. It’s also a consideration for those with accessibility […]
Do you like it?1
Read more
December 14, 2018
Traditional Kazakh horse games
Published by Jessica Brooks at December 14, 2018
Categories

Nauryz Festival Mongolia

Nauryz Festival Mongolia The Nauryz Festival is celebrated by Mongol Kazakhs throughout Mongolia.   Nauryz translates into ‘new day’ and March 21 is officially recognized as […]
Do you like it?0
Read more
Prev page
1234
Next page
Sign up to our Newsletter

Written by Jess - the founder of Eternal Landscapes - there's no spam, no sharing your details and no random offers. It goes out once or twice a month. Hopefully enough to be of interest but not too much to annoy.

We respect your privacy.