Posted by One of the greatest festivals is the traditional Nadaam festival in Mongolia. There is actually not just one but many Nadaam festivals spread across all the country. The biggest of all is the Nadaam in the capital Ulaanbaatar from the 11 till 13 July every year. During the festival there are a lot of traditional sporting events taking place at the national stadium and outside the city for the horse races.
Many people just showed up for the main festival – which is a shame since there are a lot going on in the days around the festival and the mood in the capital is very special with the locals being in a festive mindset. There are many concerts down at the main Djengis Khan square in the center of the city and other events across the city.
A highlight for me was the night of July 10 – the evening of a Deel event – which means the traditional clothings of Mongolia. In the evening many locals go down to the main square dressed in the traditional clothings of Mongolia. They looked very impressive and people are very happy to be featured in photos from the foreigners visiting during this time.
The display is one of those unique events where you can participate for free without any need for reservations or preparations. You just need to show up and take in the parade of traditionally dressed Mongolians.
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Fascinating!
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Indeed. it was very beautiful and really interesting.
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It was – very different.
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I used to be fascinated with the Mongolian music.
Haven’t thought about it for a while, so thanks to this post I am going to search it up again.
I love the clothing. So much nicer than the Dutch traditional clothing!
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Yes, the tradtional clothing is fantastic. Soo beautiful
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That is a fun and unique event. Plus their traditional dresses are super chic amd stylish ☺️
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Yeah – and the event isn’t all that famous. I hadn’t heard about it before I showed up by accident.
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Lucky you, to have been at the right place at the right time ☺️
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Yes for sure
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Oh, that’s really interesting! Great post & lovely photos!
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Thanks you – and it is a very Unique event.
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I enjoyed this post, very interesting.
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Thanks for visiting our blog. I wish you have a fantastic weekend. cheers
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Absolutely fabulous photos!
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Thanks you for the kind words.
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Hi Lily, congrats and thank you soo much for thinking and nominated us for the Liebster Award. We are very honoured. However we have decided to focus on the travel blog. Once again, Thank you from the bottom of our heart.
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Great post and photos!
Mongolia is a country I’ve always wanted to see…
Many thanks for stopping by my Travel and Photography blog. 🙂
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You welcome and thank you for checking our blog. Have a fantastic weekend:)
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What amazing pictures, Mongolian clothing is fantastic! And deels seem so practical as well, the herdsmen I met in Mongolia rode their horses in them with ease, even tucking cold baby goats inside the jacket opening.
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Thanks. The traditionel cloth you encounter during a trip is amazone. But this event just shows the deel of in abundance.
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Looks so vibrant and colorful
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Indeed it is colourful and unique event to visit.
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I am jealous of those beautiful dresses! This event seems so welcoming!
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It was – the locals were more than happy to pose for photos – both from tourist and other locals.
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It must be such an amazing experience. I love the colors and all the smiles! What a treat of a cultural event.
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It was..The culture was very interesting and the people are friendly.
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This is so colourful! We missed this festival by a month. Thanks for taking us back to Mongolia. We had such a wonderful trip last year.
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Too bad but then you just need to back and enjoy it another time.
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What an awesome thing to stumble onto! You have travelled to some interesting and not so usual destinations. I have always been fascinated with the throat singing. It is so spine tingling
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Was very interesting to see. We didnt get to see the throat singning.
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How thrilling to be there for this.
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It was a very speciel event for sure.
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Great to read. Thanks for sharing x
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You welcome and thanks for reading:)
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What an amazing festival! And your photos, as usual, are stunning! Mongolia must go onto my Bucket List. I lived in Kazakhstan for a few years, so I love the history of Djengis Khan and his march west from Mongolia. Thank you for sharing.
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The locals not dressed like this everyday 🙂 it was a special event for the national holiday. I guess there must be many similarities with country side Kazakhstan and Mongolia. They live in yurt on the country in Kazakhstan as well?
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