Baha'i Naw Ruz entertainment in Mongolia 2009 No 1

Traditional Horse Violin played by two teenagers at the Baha'i Naw Ruz celebration in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia

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Entertainment

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• Baha'i
• Naw
• Ruz
• Ulaanbaatar
• Mongolia
• Traditional
• music

[sfletcher95]

Wonderful music. Let's have more.

[HanHentii]

cool :)

[Eeneemon]

Happy Nawruz to all the Bahai friends! ! Thank you a lot, Dear Crispin for your initiative :)

[minoojune]

What a dignified disposition these two Bahai youth have! We enjoyed listening

to their music with admiration and respect. . . .

[Hosea22]

The horse-head fiddle, or morin khuur, is a distinctively Mongolian instrument and is seen as a symbol of the country. The instrument is two-stringed and is bowed like a cello. There is some controversy regarding the traditional carving of a horse on the upper end of the pegbox. Some scholars believe that this is proof that the instrument was originally a shamanistic instrument, as the staffs of shamans have a horse similarly carved on top; the horse is a much-revered animal in Mongolia.

[Hosea22]

The Mongolians are renowned for their love for music and singing. Any celebrations by the Mongolians always turn into a celebration of singing.

[Hosea22]

Besides the traditional music, Western classical music and ballet flourished during the MPR. Among the most popular forms of modern music in Mongolia are Western pop and rock genres and the mass songs, which are written by modern authors in a form of folk songs.

[Hosea22]

Music is an integral part of Mongolian culture. Among the unique contributions of Mongolia to the world's musical culture are the long songs, one of the greatest features of the Mongolian music, overtone singing and morin khuur, the horse-headed fiddle. The music of Mongolia is also rich with varieties related to the various ethnic groups of the country: Oirats, Hotogoid, Tuvans, Darhad, Buryats, Tsaatan, Dariganga, Uzemchins, Barga, Kazakhs and Khalha.