According to Mongolian customs, the 17th day of the third lunar month is a day to commemorate Genghis Khan's outstanding military talents and achievements. On this day, a memorial ceremony was held for the relic "Sulu Ingot" (spear) of Genghis Khan.

Every anniversary, herders are as happy as the Spring Festival, wearing Mongolian holiday costumes, coming to the cemetery from all directions and offering wine, fresh milk and Hada to the statue of Genghis Khan. Groups such as literature, art and sports will also come here to perform wonderful programs for herders.

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White Festival, also known as Singler, means New Year and Spring Festival. Ancient Mongols regarded white as a pure and auspicious color, so they called the Spring Festival White Festival. The white festival is on the first day of the first month. Celebrating white festivals is a custom passed down from ancient times. When Yuan Shizu Kublai Khan was in power, he attached great importance to white festivals. According to Kyle Polo's travel notes: "The New Year really began in February of the solar calendar, when Khan and all his officials resumed a festival ... that is, Khan and all his subjects put on white robes according to the custom at that time, so that all men, women and children put on white clothes, which seems to be a good costume, so they put them on on New Year's Day, so that this new year will be blessed all the year round. ..... The subjects gave each other white things, hugged and kissed each other, and celebrated important events, thus making the whole year happy. " Now Mongolians also regard White Day as the most solemn festival. On the 30 th night of the twelfth lunar month, the whole family put on holiday costumes and got together for the New Year, staying up all night. Usually the whole family, old and young, burn incense and worship Buddha first, and then the younger generation presents Hada, toast and worship Buddha to their parents. In the early morning of the first day, family and friends began to pay New Year greetings to each other until 15 or the end of the first month.

the Lantern Festival

Every year on the 25th day of the Lunar New Year 10, as night falls, every household lights butter lamps to celebrate. Today, most Mongolians in Buksaier Mongolian Autonomous County and emin county have not celebrated the Lantern Festival; In Wusu, Mongolians don't burn lanterns on the Lantern Festival, but use various forms of entertainment. Traditional entertainment activities for the Mongolian people include horse racing, camel racing, wrestling, archery and shooting, tug-of-war, folk singers playing and singing, Ma Touqin playing Jiangge and folk dances. The Mongolian dance in Turhut includes group dance, solo dance, duet between men and women, singing and dancing, which shows the unique characteristics of grassland nationalities.

the Spring Festival; Chinese New Year

During the Spring Festival, Mongolian people call it "New Year". In ancient times, the Spring Festival was called "white festival". Nowadays, people call the first month of the lunar calendar "Bai Yue". It turns out that Mongols take "white" as auspicious. It is said to be related to daily consumption of white milk, which means to congratulate the New Year and be lucky. Bai Yue is also a time for people to get together. Before the festival, people should make a beautiful Mongolian robe, prepare mutton and various dairy products, add a few jars of wine, and then start to "tune the horses". On New Year's Eve, the whole family sat among the yurts and started drinking and eating at midnight. Usually, they should eat and drink more. On New Year's Eve, people will also offer "farewell wine" to their elders, sit around and eat jiaozi, commonly known as "yellow steamed stuffed bun" or "flat food", play "garaka" (chess), listen to stories told by artists, stay up all night and indulge in joy. On the first day of the first day, men and women dressed in all kinds of costumes set foot on the horses that had already been adjusted, and rushed to "Haote" (villages and towns) in groups of three and five, stringing together yurts one by one. First, kowtow to the elders, and then the host's son-in-law will toast the guests who come to string bags. Traditionally, everyone drinks this wine, and some people even sing and dance. Men and women in the net bag take advantage of this opportunity to race horses, especially young men and women. Most of them take the distance between "Hout" as the competition distance and start chasing men and women.

Basque festival

(April 26th, Gregorian calendar): Also known as "Jesus Easter" and "Basque Festival" in Russian, it is a traditional national festival of Chinese and Russian descendants in Ergon, Hulunbeier, which falls on April 26th or early May of Gregorian calendar. During the festival, men, women and children should dress up carefully, dye the boiled eggs into colorful "eggs" and give them to each other or entertain guests. Old people should give gifts to their children, and young men and women should greet and bless the old people. People were invited to get together, singing and dancing, which was very lively.

Nadamucaoyuan Lvyou Street

"Nadam" means entertainment or recreation in Mongolian. During the festival, Nadam Convention, Jockey Club, Mani Club, court banquet in Yuan Dynasty-horse cheating banquet, Erdos wedding, mourning for Genghis Khan's mausoleum, hot spring forest, Mongolian customs tour and other activities are held. Nadam Festival, also known as Mongolian Game Festival, is a traditional Mongolian festival. It is held in July and August of the lunar calendar, which is a season of rich water plants and fat cattle and sheep. Nadam is Mongolian, meaning "entertainment" or "game".

Nadam is usually held in July and August in midsummer and early autumn. Mongolian traditional costumes are very distinctive. Both men and women like to wear Mongolian robes with edges, red, yellow and green ribbons around their waists, leather boots and felt boots on their feet, and red and blue cloth around their heads. Nowadays, except for the elderly, people usually wear uniforms on weekdays, and only wear Mongolian robes on festivals or wedding banquets. Women like to wear skirts or dresses in winter and summer, and cover their heads with various headscarves. There are Han, Mongolian, Hui and Korean in Inner Mongolia.

Dialect basically presents two characteristics:

Eastern dialect: It has the characteristics of Northeast dialect, but the regional differences are also different.

Central China Dialect: It has the language characteristics of Hebei.

Western Dialect: It has the characteristics of Shanxi, Shaanxi and Ningxia dialects.