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Manage No, Sortation, Country, Writer ,Date, Copyright
Manage No	EE00001036
Country	Mongolia
ICH Domain	Oral traditions and representations
Address	throughout the Mongolia
Year of Designation	1978

Description	Nomadic Mongols from ancient times have reflected their thoughts, imagination about the reasons of various natural phenomena, origination of the universe, universal outlook in the legends. Mongols used to transmit the legend about the historic events happened in their place, especially how the heroes were fighting and defeat against the intruders by orally to their children for nurturing and making them a patriotic people who love their place. Due to their ancient origination, the legends are the valuable source of the expression of the ancient Mongols, the foundation of their ideology system, universal outlook and the characteristics of speculative thinking.
Social and cultural significance	Legends are part of Mongolian folklore and literature, studied in schools and told as entertainment
Transmission method	by participation and apprenticeship training
Community	To be identified

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VI00000208 Legends
Nomadic Mongols from ancient times have reflected their thoughts, imagination about the reasons of various natural phenomena, origination of the universe, universal outlook in the legends. Mongols used to transmit the legend about the historic events happened in their place, especially how the heroes were fighting and defeat against the intruders by orally to their children for nurturing and making them a patriotic people who love their place. Due to their ancient origination, the legends are the valuable source of the expression of the ancient Mongols, the foundation of their ideology system, universal outlook and the characteristics of speculative thinking.

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