Introduction: Many good festivals belong to ethnic minorities, such as the Mongolian Naadam Assembly, grand enough to attract people at home and abroad to participate. So, do you know what is the Mongolian Dharmic Assembly for? What is the origin of Mongolian Naadam? The following is my introduction to the folk activities of the Naadam Assembly, go together to see it.
What is the Mongolian Damu Assembly for
The Mongolian Damu Assembly, also called the Nadam Assembly, is mainly a cultural, sports and recreational assembly held by people to celebrate the harvest. Naadam is held in July and August every year during the season of livestock fattening, and is one of the traditional festivals with a long history in Mongolia.
The origin of Mongolian Naadam
"Naadam" has a long history. According to inscribed on the stone cliff "Genghis Khan stone text" records, Naadam originated in the early establishment of the Mongolian Khanate, as early as 1206 A.D., Genghis Khan was elected as the Mongolian Khan, he in order to review their troops, maintenance and distribution of pasture, every year in July-August to hold a "big Huili Ge table" (big gathering), will be the various tribes of the The chiefs of various tribes are gathered together, in order to show unity and friendship and pray for a good harvest, all to hold Naadam. In the beginning, only one of the competitions of archery, horse racing or wrestling was held. In the Yuan and Ming Dynasties, archery, horse racing and wrestling were combined together and became a fixed form. Later, the Mongolian people also referred to these three sports as Naadam.
In the Yuan Dynasty, Naadam has been widely carried out in the Mongolian steppe region, and gradually become a military sports program. Yuan dynasty rulers stipulated that Mongolian men must have wrestling, horseback riding, archery three basic skills. To the Qing Dynasty, Naadam gradually become by the official regularly convened by the organized, purposeful amusement activities, to the soum (equivalent to township), flag, alliance as a unit, half a year, a year or three years held once. This custom has been practiced to this day, every year the Mongolian people are held Naadam.
"Naadam" General Assembly, is living in the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region and other places of Mongolia, Ewenke, Daur and other ethnic minorities of the people's grand gathering. "Naadam" is the phonetic translation of the Mongolian language, meaning "entertainment" or "games". It is held in summer and fall every year. During the conference, farmers and herdsmen from all over the world ride horses, drive cars, and bring fur, medicinal herbs and other agricultural and animal products. Groups of people gathered in the square of the General Assembly. And in the green grassland around the venue set up white yurts.
In the past, during the Naadam to carry out large-scale sacrificial activities, lamas to burn incense and light lamps, chanting Buddha, praying for divine blessings, eliminating disasters and difficulties. The content of Naadam mainly has wrestling, horse racing, archery, race Bru, horse set, play Mongolia chess and other national traditional projects, some places have track and field, tug of war, volleyball, basketball and other sports competitions. In addition, there are martial arts, polo, horseback riding, archery, horse riding, horse chopping, horse racing, horse riding skills, motorcycle and other exciting performances on Naadam. Participate in horse racing horse, must have been specially trained, four feet can not be off the ground at the same time, can only walk fast, can not run fast. Nightfall, the grassland wafting melodious and exciting sound of the horse-head qin, bonfire beside the young men and women singing and dancing, people immersed in the joy of the festival.
Naadam Assembly folk activities
① Naadam is generally held in late summer and early fall each year. From the seasonal point of view, late summer and early fall on the grassland, water and grass, cattle and sheep fat, it is the livestock output and trade exchanges of the peak season, and thus the Naadam is the Mongolian people to celebrate the harvest of the festival. From the national custom, July and August is the traditional custom of the Mongolian people in the "blessing" of the season, held at this time of the year Naadam, expressed the Mongolian people blessing pray for good luck wish.
② In the traditional Naadam Assembly, the main wrestling, archery, horse racing three competitions.
③ In the traditional Naadam assembly, usually also carry out large-scale sacrificial activities. However, today, most of these sacrifices are only symbolic of a ceremony.
④ Every Naadam, the herdsmen will put on the holiday dress, from all directions to the conference venue. The green wide grassland, colorful flags fluttering, cars and horses, the scene is extremely spectacular. Herdsmen drink horse milk wine, sing prairie songs, eat roasted whole sheep, play the horse-head qin, singing and dancing all night long, so that people experience is really simple and passionate and unrestrained.
"Naadam" conference festival characteristics
① no fixed date
to the festival as the time of the festival, there is no fixed day. Every year, the grasslands in July and August is the time of the water and grass, animal husbandry harvest, become a fixed period of the festival of Naadam festival.
② festival content to show the essence of the grassland nomadic culture.
The vast grassland is the place where the Naadam festival, and Naadam can only be carried out on the grassland. Ovoo is the grassland nomadic people's spiritual beliefs, "men's three arts" to hunting, animal husbandry as the basis for the emergence and development. Naadam festival content everywhere showing the results of nomadic economy and nomadic culture.
③ universal gatherings and revelry.
On Naadam, people from all over the world ride horses, drive camels, pack yurts together, time and space here have a specific meaning. Here, people not only watch the game is to participate in it, get the body and mind to the fullest pleasure and enjoyment. This kind of gathering is rare for steppe people. People come to participate in the festivities with great joy and exchange goods with their livestock to supplement their lives.
Naadam is not only a traditional festival of Mongolia, but also a show of the spirit of the Mongolian people. It can be said that the organization of Naadam has gathered cultural exchanges from all over the world, and it can make more people understand the life of Mongolian people and the people of the steppe.