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Proverb
  • Manage No, Sortation, Country, Writer ,Date, Copyright
    Manage No EE00001038
    Country Mongolia
    ICH Domain Oral traditions and representations
    Address
    throughout the Mongolia
    Year of Designation 1959
Description Proverbs are picturesque descriptions of reality with terse and witty expressions of constantly structured words. They are products of many witty people and have been tested through people’s long observances and experiments of life and work. Proverbs consist of few words and reflect philosophical speculations, typically terse and very pointed views. For instance, about the variable essence of nature and earth portrayed in the proverb as: “Time never stays same and the iris never stays blue” or “Color never stays same and grass never stays green”. Thus, the proverbs are commonly used in people’s daily life, usually making the speech eloquent and pointing its bottom line.
Social and cultural significance Proverbs used in everyday life.
Transmission method by participation and apprenticeship training
Community general population
Keyword
Information source
National Center for Cultural Heritage under the Ministry of Culture of Mongolia
http://www.ncch.gov.mn