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2006-10-05 23:36:55 · 2 answers · asked by devilvirus 1 in Education & Reference Other - Education

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A large number of ethnicities have inhabited Mongolia since prehistoric times. Most of these people were nomads who from time to time formed great confederations that rose to prominence.
In the late 12th Century, a chieftain named Temujin united the Mongol tribes ... and took the name of Genghis Khan. Starting in 1206, Genghis Khan and his successors consolidated and expanded the Mongol Empire into the largest contiguous land empire in world history.
Aside from brief periods of Islam and Christianity, various forms of shamanism have been widely practiced throughout the history of what is now modern day Mongolia... Such beliefs gradually gave way to Tibetan Buddhism, but shamanism has left a mark on Mongolian religious culture. Indeed, some shamanistic practices and traditions are still practiced in rural areas.
The main festival is Naadam, which celebrates the anniversary of Mongolian independence from China. It is held on July 11 to July 13, and consists of three Mongolian traditional sports: archery, horse-racing (over long stretches of open country, not the short racing around a track practiced in the West), and wrestling. Very popular is the "flicking" of sheep footbones at a target several feet away, using a flipping motion of the finger to send the small bone flying at a target and trying to knock the target bone off the platform.
In Mongolia, the khoomii, or throat singing, style of music is popular, particularly in Western Mongolia.

2006-10-06 00:26:32 · answer #1 · answered by peter_lobell 5 · 0 1

Tradition of Mongolia? not much buddy, in past they were ruthless barbarians, therefore their traditions is not tht strong as they were also nomads.

2006-10-05 23:46:29 · answer #2 · answered by Jendralus 5 · 0 2

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