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Post by Atabeg on Nov 18, 2006 0:56:34 GMT 3
realy nice dog but why is he called arslan that means lion in turkic what does it mean in mongolian
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Post by erdene on Nov 18, 2006 2:04:58 GMT 3
Same meaning...probably due to its size.
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Post by Atabeg on Nov 21, 2006 17:54:12 GMT 3
yeah he's huge what kind of dog is it.
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Post by H. İhsan Erkoç on Nov 21, 2006 22:41:27 GMT 3
It is a Banhar.
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Post by biyaielden on Jun 22, 2008 0:49:35 GMT 3
In china, korea, japan,...etc There are 2 stone lions. They say : Lion is a special animal to these(Chinese, korean,japanese...ect) people. A pair of stone lions, a male and a female, can often be seen in front of the gates of traditional buildings. The male lion is on the left with his right paw resting on a ball, and the female on the right with her left paw fondling a cub. But ;D Where did you saw such female lion with same hair like male? Because they are not Lions ;D In Mongolian folklore there are 2 Black Mongol Banhars called ASAR & BASAR. Female and Male dogs that can quard everything. No monsters, spirit and heros can pass through them, because they are HUGE (-You need to show or hold magical items) The Japanese do not call these stone creatures "lions." They call them Œ¢ (‚±‚Ü‚¢‚Ê, komainu), which means "Koma dog." Koma (‚—í, ) is an archaic Japanese word usually associated with some country or tribe in northern Korea, such as ancient Goguryeo/Gaogouli (‚‹å—í) or medieval Goryeo/Gaoli (‚—í). The Japanese have apparently always considered these statues to represent some sort of "North Korean dog" ever since this sculptural template was first introduced to Japan. Anyway, I suspect that borchono's hypothesis that these statues are modeled after some sort of North Asian breed of dog is probably correct.
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Post by H. İhsan Erkoç on Jun 22, 2008 1:06:26 GMT 3
Greetings Biyaielden, welcome aboard
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Post by Oorvan on Aug 22, 2008 10:34:14 GMT 3
Hello Bor Chono, nice information again!!!
I have one question about myth from Mongolia.
Some stories tell about Yeti, Big Foot, Loch Ness monster, you know. But Mongol myth stories tell about a dangerous worm? Called Alghoi Khorghoi. When I was in Mongolia, they say it was bad luck to use the name Alghoi Khorghoi.
What do you know about this story???
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Post by H. İhsan Erkoç on Aug 22, 2008 22:36:03 GMT 3
Actually, we have a thread about that in the Religion and Mythology board
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Post by Oorvan on Aug 23, 2008 1:21:10 GMT 3
Nice thank you, I just read very nice!! One more question, about animals (birds). One moment we ate roasted goat, and there were gathering loads of birds in the sky. When we were eating, some birds slowly came closer, and some moments they even fly to your hands to grab your meat. Very dangerous because of their claws - one boy had scar on his face!!! You can get blind I think if you are not careful in that situation. I think that was very unique moment, never saw so many eagles. I'm not sure if they are eagles?? What kind of birds? They were smaller than hunting eagles seen wih Eagle hunting Kazakhs.
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Post by H. İhsan Erkoç on Aug 23, 2008 2:11:43 GMT 3
Yes indeed, they look similar to them.
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Post by Bor Chono on Aug 28, 2008 16:58:22 GMT 3
These are called "ILEE" Yes they are smaller than hunting eagles. They are scavengers.
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Post by Oorvan on Aug 29, 2008 20:35:51 GMT 3
Yes! And not afraid of you, they will wait from a distance on the ground, and when you leave the food alone for a second they immediately fly towards you!! Scary ! But nice to see.
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Post by Oorvan on Aug 29, 2008 20:44:39 GMT 3
Chor Bono, I hope you don't mind me asking more questions about MONGOL culture. You see, I have special interest in traditional MONGOL music. Maybe it is interesting for all of us to share some RANDOM information about traditional music. Just to show how music exists in Mongol culture, and how it is still there in this modern times. It is not mentioned very well in this topic, I think it is nice. It is IMPORTANT part of MONGOL CULTURE. Mongol music tells lot of stories about nature, people, animal, history and love. Although I do not know Mongol language, it is very easy for us to hear beauty in all traditional music forms of Mongolia. In instrument and vocal music. Mongolia has very much wide variety in both instrument and vocal music. For example, let's start with Urtyn Duu (= Long Song). This is sung by male and female, and very beautiful vocal music style with long intonations. Sometimes one URTYN DUU (3 minutes) song can only exist out of a few words!! This type of song is accompanied by Morin Khuur (Horse Head Fiddle) or Limbe (Flute). Please, Chor Bono, tell us how you feel about Urtyn Duu in modern Ulaan Baatar? Is there special occasions where Urtyn Duu is important part of culture? May be in city or steppes? Nomad or modern life? This is Norovbanzad, she is most well known female Urtyn Duu singer I think. See her sing with Morin Khuur accompaniement. She sings well known song 'Tsagaan Sar'. www.youtube.com/watch?v=sPQ3GI0lQLM
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Post by Oorvan on Aug 29, 2008 20:47:05 GMT 3
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Post by Bor Chono on Aug 30, 2008 6:28:38 GMT 3
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