Filled with folk dances, music from horsehead fiddles and the aroma of deep fried meat pastries, the Mongolian Naadam Festival returns Saturday to the Alameda Point Multi-Purpose Field for the first ...

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Wrestlers of traditional Mongolian style perform during the opening ceremony of the 34th Naadam festival in Xilin Gol League, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, July 14, 2024. The Naadam ...

Reuters reports -- The Naadam Festival in Ulan Bator is the biggest event in the Mongolian calendar held from July 11 to 13, on the anniversary of the Mongolian revolution of 1921. Concerts, fairs and ...

Mongolian President Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj has opened this year's Naadam festival, the start of which also marks the country's National Day. A photo shows the openning ceremony of the Naadam sports ...

Archery training in Ulaanbaatar. The archers are preparing for Naadam. Credit: Antonio Graceffo In mid-July, each year, up to 1,000 racing horses, decked out in their traditional finery; exactly 512 ...

Mongolian native Buyandelger Ganbaatar, country director of tour company Nomadic Expeditions, tells CNN that Naadam actually has over 2,000 years of history and it was originally a means of preparing ...

Naadam is also one of the most popular times for international travelers to visit Mongolia, with more than 11,000 foreigners coming specifically to see the games in 2019 according to local news ...