Spend a Day in Mongolia

The grandeur of wedding traditions comes to life within the palace walls where today's wedding ceremony unfolds.

In many traditional communities, women are often responsible for transporting dung baskets to collect dried dung, which are used for cooking fuel, fertilizer, and other purposes essential to the household and community.

In some areas of the country, yaks, cattle and camels continue to serve as essential means of transporting goods and migrating across the vast steppe landscape.

Mongolians traditionally offer milk and milk tea offerings to the earth. This ceremony is also used to see guests off. In the present day, people living with nature appropriately practice the ritual.  

A group of youthful monks with shaven heads and saffron robes engrossed in quiet study, surrounded by ancient volumes of knowledge in a serene monastery setting.

In ancient times, the burial ritual involved placing the deceased in the open steppe. However, in modern times, wooden caskets and stone tombs are utilized for burial, reflecting the evolution of burial practices over time.

The tradition of butchering sheep remains the same now and then: a male of the family slaughters, and a female clears up the internal organs. They then put their children to keep the drying meat from dogs and birds. 

In earlier times, camels were the primary mode of transportation for moving goods and people across long distances. However, with technological advancements, modern vehicles such as automatic cars have largely replaced camels for transportation.

In the past, agricultural tasks heavily relied on manual labour, using cattle and horses for various duties. However, with technological advancements, modern agriculture now leverages innovative technologies to enhance and streamline farming processes.

The way of milking a camel and the camel “coaxing ritual ”- the ceremony of coaxing a female camel into adopting the calf is preserved to this day in most Gobi provinces.

Shamanic ceremony, playing shaman drums, communing with spirits, dancing and the moment of reaching their higher spiritual realm. The tradition of shamanism has survived to this day.

Venerating and worshipping mountains and "Ovoo" hold significant reverence in many cultures and societies worldwide and are deeply respected today.

The Mongols have been nomads since ancient times. Herders today are still following the tradition of moving and switching places for the welfare of their animal husbandry.

In traditional wedding ceremonies, the Mongols built their own gers, and new couples ignited fire together in their new yurts, but nowadays, they celebrate in big restaurants.

Taming, riding, bowing down, cooling, and using camels in everyday life have been preserved in the past and in the present.

In preparation for the festival, the organizers gathered large, sturdy stones to create a solid foundation for the wrestling arena and the horse racing track. They carefully fill in the holes to ensure the safety of the participants and spectators during the events.

Mongolian cuisine predominantly consists of dairy products, meat, and animal fats. The most common rural dish is cooked mutton. This cooking method is still used for processing meal meat and entrails.