Below are photos from the national Naadam festival in Ulaanbaatar. I was the guest of Daria, a precocious 8 year old who isn't afraid to correct my Russian grammar. She's adorable. We had a fun morning watching the opening ceremony and the start of the wrestling competition. Our favorite spectacles were the mini Naadam wrestlers (above) and the fantastic contortionists (at bottom).
Wrestlers prepare for battle
Parade participants in traditional costume
I've still not figured out what these old men were supposed to be, but they were hilarious.
Tradition holds for a text message during the national anthem
Look at that stretch!
1 comment:
Molly,
What beautiful pictures! The colors are so vivid and the picture at the end was so very beautiful. 2 little girls, 1 very close to my heart and 1 very close to hers. Love, Mom
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