Mongol Tuuli, Mongolian epic
| Author(s) | National Center for Cultural Heritage en Соёлын өвийн үндэсний төв |
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| Title | Mongol Tuuli, Mongolian epic |
| Alternative Title | Монгол тууль |
| Publication Type | Audio-Visual Material |
| Language | mon eng |
| Location | Mongolia |
| Keywords | Epic Tuuli Tradition Oral tradition Music |
| Relevance to ICH Safeguarding | awareness raising promotion heritage management |
| ICH Genre | oral tradition performing arts: music |
| Description | Inscribed in 2009 on the List of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding. The Mongolian Tuuli is an oral tradition comprising heroic epics that run from hundreds to thousands of lines and combine benedictions, eulogies, spells, idiomatic phrases, fairy tales, myths, and folk songs. They are regarded as a living encyclopedia of Mongolian oral traditions and immortalize the heroic history of the Mongolian people. Epic singers are distinguished by their prodigious memory and performance skills, combining singing, vocal improvisation, and musical composition coupled with theatrical elements. Epic lyrics are performed to musical accompaniment on instruments such as the morin khuur (horse-head fiddle) and tovshuur (lute). Epics are performed during many social and public events, including state affairs, weddings, a child’s first haircut, the naadam (a wrestling, archery, and horseracing festival), and the worship of sacred sites. Epics evolved over many centuries and reflect nomadic lifestyles, social behaviors, religion, mentalities, and imagination. |
| Publisher | National Center for Cultural Heritage |
| Place of Publication | Mongolia |
| Date of Publication | 2022 |
| Academic Field | heritage management |
| Community/Ethnic Group | Mongolia |
| Contributor | Council for Cultural Heritage Networking and Communication |
| Active Contribution | Mongolia, FY 2024 |
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