I have written the first two destinations of the day in the last 2 posts, if you ever wondered what have I done as a "Mongolian Queen" and how pretty was the scenery of the Tourist Camp, please look at the previous posts! :) For this post, Im gonna write about my third destination of the day - Which I don't know what's the name (I'm so sorry!) but its another tourist camp that was much bigger than the first one! :P We came here to have lunch together! And most importantly, to celebrate two of our friends' birthdays! :) It was Bronze Hero and Gandolgor's birthday! Dr. Ganaa and her friends prepared presents and cake for all of us. It was really a heart-warming gathering, where I witnessed love and friendship in each other's eyes and actions! However, I couldn't engage much with them as they were conversing in Mongolian language. But it's okay, I enjoy observing how they laugh, talk and interact with each other! And then the most exciting part came! We were fortunate enough to have witnessed a live wrestling competition/performance in the Tourist Camp! It was super fascinating and was literally my first time to meet and greet the wrestlers in person, omg, what a day!! And so I took photos with all of them before their competition! They don't speak English, but luckily I have Tseegii who was kind enough to help me translate and approach them! (To be honest, I don't even dare to approach them as they look super strong and ... well I don't know, maybe I was too nervous!) And so the wrestling show began! They first played some Mongolian music, and then the MC started to introduce the judges and wrestlers onto the stage. Some quick information about the Mongolian wrestling before I continue the story! i.) Mongolian wrestling (Bökh) is the folk wrestling style of Mongols in Mongolia, and the word Bökh means "durability". Wrestling is the most important skill in the Mongolian culture's historic "Three Manly Skills", which also include horsemanship and archery. Mongolia as a country has won quite a few Gold medals in Wrestling and Boxing in Olympics! ii.) Historically, Genghis Khan (I've introduced this historic hero in my previous post!) had considered wrestling to be an important way to keep his army in good physical shape and combat ready. Since Qing Dynasty (1646-1911), wrestling has been one of the most favourite sports and entertainments to the Mongolian community. iii.) The most important rule of game: Touching the ground with anything other than a foot loses the match! After a good fight, the pink wrestler won the game as he successfully made the other wrestler lie on the ground! After finishing a game, two wrestlers have to run around the judges and the judges will then announce the winner and award him with a special crown! This show really made me speechless, I was so impressed by it and even until now, when typing the words out for this blog, I am still overwhelmed by happiness and excitement, and feel super grateful for being able to witness such an interesting show!
That's all for this post, the third destination on my 17th day in Mongolia! Stay tuned for the next few destinations on the same day which I will update very soon! (I know I know, it was a super eventful day, and I am truly beyond grateful for it!) A small hint for the next story! Can't wait to share with you all!! See you soon! :)
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