Mongolian culture

October 8, 2020
Mongolian horseback archery

Mongolian Horseback Archery

The Resurgence of  Mongolian Horseback Archery Rediscovering An Ancient Skill Horseback archery, the skill of shooting arrows while riding a horse, is is a significant aspect […]
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.

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 […]
July 7, 2019
During a yak cart trek in Mongolia

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 […]
December 14, 2018
Traditional Kazakh horse games

Nauryz Festival Mongolia

Nauryz Festival Mongolia The Nauryz Festival is a vibrant and significant celebration among the Mongol Kazakhs throughout Mongolia. As Mongolia’s largest ethnic minority, with approximately 100,000 […]