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Mongolian Language: Culture

Contents

Holidays

  • Calendar of Mongolian holidays
  • Tsagaan sar
  • Naadam

Food

  • Traditional dishes
  • Dairy products
  • Recipes

Traditional Music

  • Morin khuur (Horse-head fiddle)
  • Tovshuur (plucked lute)
  • Mongolian throat singing

Popular Music

  • The HU
  • Haranga

Film

  • Byambasuren Davaa

 

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Flag

Flag of Mongolia

The Mongolian flag is a vertical tri-band design with red on the outer sides and a blue center. The Soyombo design is anchored on the left red stripe. The current design was adopted in 1992, and the color standards were set in 2011.

  • The central blue stripe represents The Eternal Blue Sky,
  • The two red strips on either side represent
  • The gold Soyombo includes the yin-yang symbol at the center, and the moon, sun and triple flame at the top of the design. Buddhist leader and scholar Zanabazar designed the Soyombo emblem and the Soyombo script in 1686.

Sources:

  • Culture Smart! Mongolia by Alan Sanders
  • "Төрийн далбаа стандарттай болов". Ерөнхийлөгчийн тамгын газар 100-60-0-0 10-100-90-0 0-15-100-0. 8 July 2011. Archived from the original on 16 April 2012.