Mongolia celebrates National Naadam Festival

AKIPRESS.COM - Mongolians are celebrating the National Naadam Festival on the occasion of the 2229th anniversary of Foundation of the first Mongolian Statehood, 814th anniversary of the Great Mongol Empire and 99th anniversary of People's Revolution of Mongolia with various traditional sports and cultural events nationwide. Days from July 11, Saturday to July 15, Wednesday mark official public holiday in the county in accordance with the law on Public Holiday, Montsamereports. To prevent from COVID-19 pandemic, a decision was made to organize the National Naadam Festival by avoiding mass gathering and following the guidelines of the World Health Organization and the Ministry of Health.
The main official celebration at the central field of this year's Naadam Festival - XIII Century Complex in Erdene soum, Tuv aimag, began today, July 11, with an opening address of President of Mongolia Kh.Battulga and him paying tribute to the State Nine White Banners of Mongolia.
The opening ceremony and concert of the festival was broadcast live on television and social media channels, followed by traditional tournaments for wrestling, archery, and knuckle-bone shooting that are also being organized and broadcast from their designated festival sites at the XIII Century Festival. At the central field of Naadam Festival, the traditional wrestling tournament of 512 wrestlers - the main sports event of Naadam Festival are taking place at this moment.