Wrestling is one of the “Three manly Sports” in Mongolia and run up competitions start in the months prior to Naadam, the big festival held every July. Last Sunday we were out for a walk and noticed ’something’ going on at the wrestling Stadium near our apartment, so ran home, grabbed the camera and went to check it out - it turned out to be a Wrestlling Competition and this shot is of the wrestlers doing the Eagle Dance prior to the start of the bouts.
Hello from Ray and Pauline in Mongolia,
Through this blog we’ll share some of the sights and experiences of our life here.
There is a famous painting by Mongolian artist B. Sharav titled “One day in Mongolia” which depicts various aspects in a typical day of a nomad. The painting above, though not by Sharav - is an example of this style of painting. Through posts to our blog we’ll try to convey one day in our life here, which due to the cultural differences and language problems can at times be difficult and frustrating but is always interesting.
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