{"id":3350,"date":"2026-01-18T18:11:51","date_gmt":"2026-01-18T17:11:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.samarmagictours.com\/destino\/gran-viaje-fotografico-especial-a-mongolia-grupo-festival-naadam-con-samar-magic-tours-02-de-julio-13-de-julio\/"},"modified":"2026-02-12T22:58:35","modified_gmt":"2026-02-12T21:58:35","slug":"mongolia-grand-special-photographic-group-tour-naadam-festival","status":"publish","type":"destino","link":"https:\/\/www.samarmagictours.com\/en\/destination\/mongolia-grand-special-photographic-group-tour-naadam-festival\/","title":{"rendered":"MONGOLIA GRAND SPECIAL PHOTOGRAPHIC GROUP TOUR TO NAADAM FESTIVAL WITH SAMAR"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>We will attend the opening ceremony of the <strong>National Festival in Ulaanbaatar. It is the most important nomadic cultural, social, and sporting event in Mongolia.<\/strong> It formally commemorates the Revolution of <strong>1921<\/strong>, when Mongolia declared its independence from China. <strong>High Season<\/strong> in Mongolia, when all hotels and services are congested, and large crowds gather, but the content and color make hundreds of thousands of tourists from around the world travel to Mongolia to attend this important Event. <strong>The three games of wrestling, horse racing, and archery were recorded in a 13th-century book, <\/strong><strong><em>The Secret History of the Mongols<\/em><\/strong><strong>. In 2010, the Naadam was inscribed on UNESCO\u2019s<\/strong> Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. Another popular Naadam activity is <strong>playing games using shagai<\/strong>, sheep anklebones that serve as gaming pieces and symbols of divination and friendship.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Note: From <\/strong><strong>July 1 to July 20 <\/strong><strong>\u2013 <\/strong><strong>Peak Season in Mongolia<\/strong><strong>,<\/strong> when all services and accommodations are crowded.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Mongolian National Wrestling<\/strong>: This spectacular event takes place in the Central Stadium. There are a total of 512 wrestlers, of whom only one (1) will be the winner \u2014 the first to touch the ground loses, except for hands and feet. The wrestlers honor the judges and the audience with the eagle dance before starting each round of matches, and the winner also performs the eagle dance after each victory. The title of <em>Nachin<\/em> or Falcon is given to a wrestler who wins 5 rounds; <em>Zaan<\/em> or Elephant to one who wins 7 rounds. The wrestler who wins 9 rounds becomes the national wrestling champion and is granted the title of <em>Arslan<\/em> or Lion. A wrestler who has been Lion twice is honored with the title of <em>Avarga<\/em> or Champion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The <\/strong><strong><em>Shagai<\/em><\/strong><strong> Toss<\/strong>: It consists of flicking a sheep\u2019s anklebone (<em>shagai<\/em>) with the fingers, attempting to hit two bones placed on a board about 10 meters away.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Horse Races:<\/strong> They take place on the steppes over distances of 15 to 30 km, with 1800\u20132000 horses participating. This is a demanding test of strength and skill for horses of different ages and for jockeys aged 3 to 10 years. The riders are boys and girls.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Archery:<\/strong> The target consists of 360 leather rings fixed to a wall 40\u201350 cm high and 4 m long. 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