Monoglian Nomadic life

Mongolian Ger

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Mongolian Ger

 

What do you do if you live in arctic temperatures for much of the year, move around whenever your animals need fresh grass, and have almost no trees to make a home from? Answer: live in a ger!

A ger (sometimes called a yurt, its Russian name) is a Mongolian tent made of canvas or felt, draped over an ingenious frame to make an easily moveable, spacious, well-insulated home. Here are the main parts of a ger:

  • Lattice walls, or qana, made from criss-crossed wooden poles joined with leather lacing (or metal bolts). There are usually about six sections of lattice in a ger, each about two and a half metres wide. When the family move on, they can fold these lattice sections to make them easier to carry.

  • A wooden door, which always faces south (away from the coldest Siberian winds).

  • A roof ring, or toghona, usually a hoop of wood with slots where the roof poles attach. The roof ring lets out smoke from the cooking fire, and allows air to flow. In bad weather, it can be covered with a piece of felt or hide. Posts to support the roof in the centre.

  • Roof poles, or uni, which form the skeleton of the roof, running from the roof ring in the centre to the tops of the lattice walls.

  • Felt, or isegei, which covers the ger. It is tied on with ropes, and sometimes covered with animal skins for extra warmth.

 

Click here to view the automated slideshow of Ger construction!

The Story of the Weeping Camel
weeping camel

''An exquisitely filmed, lyrical tale.'' —The New York Times
''Lovely! A truly beautiful film the whole family ought to embrace!''—TIME magazine
''It's one of a kind.''—The Wall Street Journal

This enchanting story of cultural wonder follows the adventures of a family of herders. Set in Mongolia's Gobi region, the herders face a crisis when a mother camel unexpectedly rejects her newborn calf after a particularly difficult birth. Uniquely composed of equal parts reality, drama, and magic, this film is a window into a different way of life and the universal terrain of the heart. The Story of the Weeping Camel is a premiere release from National Geographic World Films.

2007 Mongolian days at OJC
   


International students from Mongolia celebrated the festival of the lunar New Year, Tsagaan Sar, at OJC in 2007. Tsagaan Sar, is celebrated in around February depending on the Mongolian lunar calendar. OJC and the community of La Junta were introduced to this custom. Activities and events included:

  1. "Building a Ger", showed each part of the GER and how to set them up.
  2. "Mongolian Movie night", "Weeping camel".
  3. "Concert", melody of horse head fiddle.
  4. "Deel", saw Mongolians in their Traditional Clothes.

 

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