Society and Culture (Mongolia)

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Naadam Festival Introduction to the main Mongolian festival, by the Center for the Study of Eurasian Nomads. http://www.csen.org/Mongol.Nadaam/Mongol.text.html Yurt Quest: In search of the Ger All about Mongolian felt tents called gers (or sometimes yurts). http://www.chaingang.org/yurtquest/ Naadam 2003 A new article by renowned journalist Ron Gluckman on the major sport festival of Mongolia. http://www.gluckman.com/Naadam2003.html Cold Mornings Personal account of a Peace Corps volunteer English teacher in rural Mongolia. http://www.peacecorps.gov/story_story.cfm?story_id=391 Mongolian Culture Images and articles on Mongolian culture and history, Mongolian history-online resources, including Indo-Mongolian Society lecture papers. http://www.mongolianculture.com Bayan Olgiy Aimag Images and maps of this far west province of Mongolia. http://geocities.com/bayan_olgiy Mongol Mythology Collection of Mongolian Myths and Stories. http://www.ezlink.com/~culturev/CulturMythology.htm Mongolia Homepage Mongolia history, language, government, and culture. http://www.indiana.edu/~mongsoc/mongolia.html Center for the Study of Eurasian Nomads Established to promote research on nomadic cultures who lived, or are currently living, in Eurasia, http://www.csen.org/ National Costumes An overview of the different costumes, hats and accessories of the ethnic groups of Mongolia http://www.ezlink.com/~culturev/costumes.html American Centre for Mongolian Studies Institute promoting and supporting academic research in Mongolia and Inner Asia. http://www.mongoliacenter.org/ Festivals and games of Mongolia Introduction to the tsam dance and the nadaam sports event http://www.indiana.edu/~mongsoc/mong/naadam.htm Mongolian Language and Scripts From the director of the Institute of Mongolian studies of the Mongolian State University. http://www.indiana.edu/~mongsoc/mong/language.htm Mongolian Resource Page A collection of material aimed towards the Medieval recreationist. http://members.tripod.com/Mongolian_Page/ Carleen's Mongolia Home Page Personal web page of a former Peace Corps English teacher at the Foreign Language Institute (FLI), Erdenet, Mongolia. http://www.humnet.ucla.edu/people/carleen/mongolia/mongolia-home.html The Buryat Mongolian Ger Photographs and information on this traditional dwelling. http://buryatmongol.com/ger.html Mongol Uls History of the Mongolian flag. http://www.fotw.net/flags/mn.html Danzan Ravjaa The cultural heritage of this "Terrible Noble Saint of the Gobi" http://danzanravjaa.org Mongolian Flags and Arms The provincial and state flags and arms of Mongolia. http://www.geocities.com/ulsuud Mongolian Great Gobi Brief description and photographs of the desert and a number of essays on Mongolian life and culture. http://baatar.freeyellow.com/ The Realm of The Mongols Information on Mongol society, history and culture. http://www.coldsiberia.org/

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