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  2. What is Naadam? The story behind Mongolia’s ‘Three Manly Games’

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    Held every July, Naadam is a nation-wide celebration of Mongolia’s traditional nomadic culture and heritage. Given its popularity, tourists looking to experience this one in person will want to ...

  3. Naadam - Wikipedia

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    Naadam is the most widely watched festival among Mongols and is believed to have existed for centuries in one fashion or another. It has its origin in the activities, such as military parades and sporting competitions such as archery, horse riding and wrestling, that followed the celebration of various occasions, including weddings or spiritual gatherings.

  4. Golden Eagle Festival - Wikipedia

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    Parade of eagle hunters at festival Kazakh eagle hunter in Altai Tavan Bogd National Park, Mongolia. The Golden Eagle Festival, or simply Eagle Festival (Mongolian: Бүргэдийн наадам / Bürgediin naadam, [purɡɘˈtiŋ ˈnaːtəm]; Kazakh: Бүркіт той / Bürkıt toi, [b̥ʉrˈkɘt tʰɔj]), is an annual neo-traditional festival held in Bayan-Ölgii aimag, Mongolia. [1]

  5. National Sports Stadium (Mongolia) - Wikipedia

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    The Naadam festival, which celebrates Mongolian independence, is held there every July. The land owned by the stadium company is about 27 hectares, of which the stadium takes about 8 hectares of land. The National Sport Stadium in Mongolia hosted the 2016 World University Archery Championship. [1]

  6. Mongolian wrestling - Wikipedia

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    In Mongolia, the Naadam ('Game' in English) takes place in July each year. The biggest competition is the National Naadam competition in Ulaanbaatar, which has the largest number of wrestlers and live radio and television broadcasts throughout the country. Naadam is divided into three classes based on the Mongolian administrative divisions.

  7. Shagai - Wikipedia

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    Shagai game at Naadam festival in Ulan Bator, Mongolia. A large variety of traditional Mongolian games are played using the shagai pieces. Depending on the game, the anklebones may be tossed like dice, flicked like marbles, shot at with arrows, caught in the hands, or simply collected according to the roll of a die. In many games, the side on ...

  8. Culture of Mongolia - Wikipedia

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    Naadam Festival in Ulaanbaatar. The most important public festivals are the Naadam (English: game). The biggest one is held each year on July 11–13 in Ulaanbaatar, but there are also smaller ones on aimag and sum levels. A Naadam involves horse racing, wrestling, and archery competitions.

  9. By the numbers: NC life expectancy dipped from 2020 to 2021 ...

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    The average life expectancy has declined recently in North Carolina and nationally. What could have caused this? By the numbers: NC life expectancy dipped from 2020 to 2021 more than in U.S. overall