Naadam

The naadam is a festival, larger in scale than the NAIR and, by contrast, typically held out of doors, during which competitions are often held in the "three manly sports" of wrestling, archery and horseracing. Naadam festivals are generally organized to mark an important event, often of a religious or ritual character; nowadays the ulsyn ix naadam or "Great State Naadam", Mongolia's national holiday, is held from the 11th to 13th of July each year in commemoration of the anniversary of the 1921 victory of the People's Revolution. Traditional celebrations of all types are most commonly held in summer and autumn—the season of AIRAG and feasts—at which time the nomads' herds are at their healthiest and fattest, and dairy products are most abundant.

Among the common types of naadam is the "local festival" (oron nutgiin naadam), often associated with the worship of a sacred natural site, held within an aimag, sum or bag or formerly within a xoshuu or otog, on an auspicious date specified by local head lamas.

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