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Mongolian customs and habits

1, birthday custom

Birthday is a celebration ceremony held by Mongolian people for the elderly. The Mongolian birthday ceremony and the celebration of this Gregorian calendar year are only held when they are old. Birthdays are usually celebrated at the age of 60, 70, 80 and 90.

2. Wedding etiquette

The day before the wedding, the man will hold a "ceremony to bless the new house" and the woman will hold a "girl banquet". The banquet held by the man on the day before the wedding is mainly for the hired representatives and guests who come to attend the wedding, and a ceremony to bless the new house is held.

3. Funeral customs

Lamaism is a burial style after it was introduced into Mongolia. It was adopted by princes, nobles, lamas, officials and others. After the death of ordinary people, most people do not practice cremation, only after suffering from infectious diseases or maternal death. The method of cremation is: after death, take off old clothes and put on new clothes, or wrap the body in white satin, put the body in a wooden sedan chair 3 feet square and cover it.

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Cultural activities of Mongolians;

1. Mongolians have always been called "music nation" and "poetry nation". There is a saying circulating in Hetao area: "The folk songs in Hetao are so hairy that they have been sung for three years, and they have sung a cow's ear." Reflects the number of folk songs in Inner Mongolia. Mongolian folk songs can be divided into long and short genres. Mongolian folk songs fully embody the simple, cheerful, enthusiastic and bold character of Mongolian people, making people feel as if they are in Mongolian grassland.

2. Ma Touqin is the favorite national musical instrument of Mongolian people, named after carving a delicate horse's head on the top of the piano. The earliest Ma Touqin was called "Western Qin" or "Huqin", which originated from the "Xi" of East Lake (that is, Kumoxi) and was called "Chaoer" in the late Qing Dynasty. Most of the performances are solo or solo. Ma Touqin's voice is deep and melodious, which seems to bring people into the boundless grassland.

Mongolian dance has a long reputation. Traditional dances include sword dance, chopsticks, Diane, horse trainer and Xiaoqing horse. Horse dance, refined from grassland life, is tall and heroic in shape and free and easy in pace. A wave of the hand, a whip and a leap make people feel the galloping of horses and the heroic and brave character of Mongolians, which has strong national characteristics.

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