Naadam, Mongolian traditional festival

Author(s)
National Center for Cultural Heritage en Соёлын өвийн үндэсний төв
Title
Naadam, Mongolian traditional festival
Alternative Title
Монгол наадам
Publication Type
Audio-Visual Material
Language
mon eng
Location
Mongolia
Keywords
Naadam Festival Mongolia Traditional games
Relevance to ICH Safeguarding
promotion heritage management
ICH Genre
festive events
Description
Inscribed in 2010 on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. Naadam is a national festival celebrated every year from 11 to 13 July across Mongolia that focuses on three traditional games: horseracing, wrestling, and archery. Mongolian Naadam is inseparably connected to the nomadic civilization of the Mongols, who have long practiced pastoralism on Central Asia’s vast steppe. Oral traditions, performing arts, national cuisine, craftsmanship, and cultural forms such as long song, Khöömei overtone singing, Bie biyelgee dance, and Morin khuur fiddle also feature prominently during Naadam.
Publisher
National Center for Cultural Heritage
Place of Publication
Mongolia
Date of Publication
2022
Academic Field
heritage management
Community/Ethnic Group
Mongolia
Contributor
Council for Cultural Heritage Networking and Communication
Active Contribution
Mongolia, FY 2024
Data Collection Project