Mongolian cured meat - borts

At every mongolian supermarket you can find different packages with the same label "borts".  No, it's not a mistake and not the name of the traditional Ukranian soup "borscht", this is dried meat. The word "borts" comes from the Mongolian "bortslokh" - "dry meat".

The Morin Khuur - Mongolian national musical instrument

Morin khuur is a Mongolian national musical instrument. In 2008, UNESCO included it in the list of Masterpieces of the Oral and Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.

Baby's first haircut in Mongolia - ritual «taah»

In a traditional Mongolian family, a baby's the first haircut is a very important ritual. According to the old tradition, boys have first haircut at the age of 3-5, and girls - at 2-4. The tradition is rooted deep in history, when there was a high infant mortality rate in Mongolia.

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The largest mongolian ger

In 2018, the largest yurt was registered in the Guinness Book of Records. The Mongolian ger was installed in the southeast of the country, in the Khatanbulag sum, located 650 km from Ulaanbaatar. Construction began in May 2017 and lasted 4 months.