Holidays of Mongolia

On January, 1st - New year.
On January, 22-24nd - "Цаган Сар" (lunar New year).
On June, 1st - Day of Mother and the Child.
On July, 11-13th - a holiday "Надам".
On November, 26th - Independence Day.

The biggest holiday in a year for the Mongol - Festival Nadam or "Эрйин гурван надам", including three traditional kinds "мужеского sports" - struggle, shooting from onions and jumps. The festival is spent on all to the country, usually to the period between July, 11th and 13, and dated for Day of national independence.

"Цаган Сар" (White Month) - the beginning of lunar New Year. After severe winter months Mongols more than three days celebrate arrival of new year and nature revival, accompanying celebrations a considerable quantity various culinary, песенных and sports actions.

Also are interesting Festival of the Camel (on January, 24-28th, аймак Умнугоби), the International Festival of Live Music (June, capital and аймаки deserts Gobis), Worship Festival "ово" (on June, 1-30st), the Mongolian international supermarathon "From a decline till a dawn" (on June, 25th) round lake Khubsugul, Genghis Khan holiday (birthday of the great conqueror, on July, 27-28th, аймак Хенти), Festival of the Yak (on August, 1-2st, аймаки Архингай and Тариат), festival "Mini-Nadam" (on August, 22nd, desert Gobi), religious ceremony "Dance of Masks" (on September, 8-9th, capital) and Festival of the hunting eagles (on October, 7-10th, Altai).