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Magnag usegtei tug PDF Print E-mail
Wednesday, 18 January 2006
Song text:

Magnag usegtei tug

    Magnag usegtei tugiigee
    Maantiin hotloor manduulsan yumaa ho ho
    Martash ugui gamin chandruug
    Magad uneneer darsan yumaa ho ho

Ai yu, zee yu
Ardiin namiin juramt tsereg ee ho ho

    Torgon usegtei tugiigee
    Tolgoi deeree manduulsan yumaa ho ho
    Toolj brshgui gamin chandruug
    Toirch busleed darsan yumaa ho ho

Ai yu, zee yu
Ardiin namiin juramt tsereg ee ho ho

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Genghis Khan and the hamburger PDF Print E-mail
Friday, 06 January 2006
Ask Yahoo! states

The fast food favorite took a long, slow trip from Genghis Khan through Russia and Germany before arriving at McDonald's. Many cultures have created ground meat patties as quick, portable meals. But it wasn't until the early 20th century that the "hamburger steak" was put on bread and called a burger. The name comes from Hamburg, Germany, although the food isn't a local specialty. In the 1200s, Genghis Khan's Mongol armies ate patties of raw lamb scraps, which were tenderized under the soldiers' saddles. When the Mongols invaded Russia, these snacks caught on and became known as steak tartare because Russians called the Mongols "Tartars." In the 1600s, Russia began trading with the German port of Hamburg, and steak tartare came along for the ride.

Germans cooked up the steak dish with shredded beef and local spices. This "Hamburg steak" could also be salted and smoked so it would keep during long travels. German sailors and immigrants brought it with them to the U.S. during the 1800s. "Hamburger steak" showed up on the menu of New York's Delmonico's restaurant in the 1820s or 1830s. Soon, more places offered the dish, and cookbooks gave instructions for making it at home.

In the early 1900s, several American restaurants started putting a hamburger steak between two slices of bread or inside a bun. While the claims for "home of the burger" are disputed, no one can deny that the Mongol snack with a German name fast became an American institution.

Text taken from: MongolianArtist.com

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Morin khuur - the horse head fiddle PDF Print E-mail
Sunday, 01 January 2006
The morinkhuur or horse head fiddle is the main and most significant instrument which is played by the Mongols and inseparably linked with Mongolian traditions and culture. Mongolians respect the horse and think that is the best friend of man. When a horse has passed away, the horse head is placed on top of an ovoo, a monument associated with worship of mountain and sky. So, in a simular way, the horse head was placed on the top of nation’ music.

The Morinkhuur has a trapezium sound box and covered by skin of goat and camel. Its bow and two strings were made with the tail hair of a horse.  Most Mongolian traditional performace art are accompanied by morinkhuur music.

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Mongolian National Public Holidays PDF Print E-mail
Tuesday, 06 December 2005
The list of official Mongolian National Holidays:

New Year                                  1 Jan

Lunar New Year                       According to Lunar calendar (first 2 days of first month of spring)

Women's day                             8 Mar

Children's day                           1 Jun

National Holiday Naadam          11,12,13 July

Independence Day                   26 Nov

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Traditional medicine: nettle extract PDF Print E-mail
Tuesday, 18 October 2005
Mongolians use Nettle extract, in cases of all kinds of chronic illness. So you can use this method:

Put 1 teaspoon nettle into 1 cup boiled water,  put the extract in cool and dry place. After 1 day put the extract into dark place and after 8 days rinse it well and filter.  Drink this extract everyday before breakfast and before sleep. 500 grams of extract can be used for 3 weeks, and you will feel healthy, bright and chearful!  This extract is also useful for heart desease and circulation of the blood. 

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