Mongolian culture

CULTURE …

Let’s talk program #2SungHongHoe UniversityRune – MAINS

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CONTENT Review of previous meeting Marriage Family members Holidays Traditional clothing Comments and discussion questions


REVIEW

The traditional wedding was an agreement between two families

Ceremony to asking a bride from bride’s family Average age of marriage? Marriage within their own social stratum

MARRIAGE


WEDDING

Type of the wedding

All new couple can NOT make their wedding. Why, because…So, many couple make their wedding ceremony LATER onThe wedding usually continues for only 1 day in the cities. But, in

the countryside, it often continues for 3-4 days.Traditionally, the groom's party pays the most of total finances for

the wedding. The bride’s party is responsible for some furniture e.g. kitchen and bedding

Average expense for the modern style wedding – 9500 USD (recep-tion for 200 persons)

Luxury wedding – 37800 USDBudget wedding – 3000 USD

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WEDDING

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FAMILY Family background is an important

component of social status Sons usually receive equivalent share of

the family (herd) More nuclear families

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Tradition wedding ceremony still exist in the country-side

Westernized wedding is popular in urban areas.

WEDDING

Women’s Right Day: Mar 08

Child Right Day: Jun 01

Lunar New Year Festival – 3 days

Naadam festival: Jul 11-13

National Pride Day

National IndependenceDay: Dec 29 New Year

Day: Jan 01

Army Day (men’s day): Mar 18

Family Day: May 15

Elders’ Day: Oct 01

Valentine’s Day: Feb 14Christmas: Dec 25

School New Year Day: Sep 01

Fathers’ Day: Aug 08

Fools Day: Apr 01

HOLIDAYS and CELEBRATIONS

Naadam National Festival – July 11-13

The Naadam, “three games of men”- wrestling, horse riding and archery

With festivities, eating and drinking, and much socializing.

Lunar New Year Festival Tsagaan Sar

The day before Tsagaan Sar is called Bituun, people thoroughly clean around home, herders also clean the livestock barns and shades, to meet the New Year fresh.

Families will meet in the home of the eldest in the family

Many people will be dressed in full garment of national costumes.

People greet to each other with Special greeting “zolgokh”Long, blue, and a silk cloths khadag

After the ceremony, family eats: sheep's tail and mutton, rice with curds, dairy products, buuz, and airag and exchange gifts

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Couples exchange gifts

Express one’s love Main gifts: choco-

late, flower, heart shaped

Valentine’s Day New Year Celebration

Starting from Dec 01

Put high attention on NY Parties e.g. new dress, shoes, make up, hairdress-ing, party prepara-tion and organizing

Traditional costume is a deel Made from cotton, silk and

wool Men and women still com-

monly wear the deel in rural areas.

In urban areas, deels are mostly only worn by elderly people, or on festive occa-sions.

Others clothing: hat, boot and belt

TRADITIONAL CLOTHING

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Ethnic group traditional clothes:

DISCUSSIONS

What about wedding in Korea in the past and present? In your opinion, what are current problems related to

the family in Korea?What is the famous holiday among young people in

Korea? How do they celebrate? Does Korean traditional clothes have also changed

over the years? Do you have modern version of Hanbok?

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