ULAANBAATAR WINTER FESTIVAL 2015
The Mongols are privileged to enjoy four seasons in the heart of Asia, and Mongolian winter is famous for being cold & harsh. However, it does not mean that you just stay at home & do nothing during winter in Ulaanbaatar. Tourism Department of Ulaanbaatar city is organising “UB Winter Festival” for the first time, with a vision of making the festival one of the biggest winter events in Asia. And we all know that this winter’s been so blessing mild! Yeepee!
Here’s what they told us:
Every city in the world has their advantages and some of them show it by organizing tourism events to promotion & further attract visitors. Some cities like Sapporo in Japan, and Harbin in China are well-known for their winter festivals and this time around Ulaanbaatar is organizing its first ever winter festival! From ancient times, the Mongols made it a tradition to play ice ankle bone shooting game as a symbol for good fortune on the 3rd day of the Lunar new year – one of many traditions which have almost been forgotten.
Through Ulaanbaatar’s winter festival, we intend to restore and renew our traditions and develop new ones such as dog sledding and winter cycling to attract more tourists during the winter season.
Furthermore, the festival will showcase ice anklebone shooting tournament for professional athletes as well as amateurs, ice skating concert, dog sledding competition, Uriankhaiice archery match, winter cycling tour, bartender show, and other art performances.
When: The “UB Winter Festival 2015” will take place on February 1st from 11am to 6pm.
Where: Tuul River, Zaisan Memorial (see map below)
For more information & detailed program etc please contact the organisers at: 7010-8687, 7012-8687, 88116286, 99192954 (English), elegy117@yahoo.com
Note: Dog sledding, winter cycling, and skating will be allowed for rent.
Prepared by Zola, Managing partner of Selena Travel for Mongolia.Gogo.mn. © All rights reserved 2015.
ULAANBAATAR WINTER FESTIVAL 2015
The Mongols are privileged to enjoy four seasons in the heart of Asia, and Mongolian winter is famous for being cold & harsh. However, it does not mean that you just stay at home & do nothing during winter in Ulaanbaatar. Tourism Department of Ulaanbaatar city is organising “UB Winter Festival” for the first time, with a vision of making the festival one of the biggest winter events in Asia. And we all know that this winter’s been so blessing mild! Yeepee!
Here’s what they told us:
Every city in the world has their advantages and some of them show it by organizing tourism events to promotion & further attract visitors. Some cities like Sapporo in Japan, and Harbin in China are well-known for their winter festivals and this time around Ulaanbaatar is organizing its first ever winter festival! From ancient times, the Mongols made it a tradition to play ice ankle bone shooting game as a symbol for good fortune on the 3rd day of the Lunar new year – one of many traditions which have almost been forgotten.
Through Ulaanbaatar’s winter festival, we intend to restore and renew our traditions and develop new ones such as dog sledding and winter cycling to attract more tourists during the winter season.
Furthermore, the festival will showcase ice anklebone shooting tournament for professional athletes as well as amateurs, ice skating concert, dog sledding competition, Uriankhaiice archery match, winter cycling tour, bartender show, and other art performances.
When: The “UB Winter Festival 2015” will take place on February 1st from 11am to 6pm.
Where: Tuul River, Zaisan Memorial (see map below)
For more information & detailed program etc please contact the organisers at: 7010-8687, 7012-8687, 88116286, 99192954 (English), elegy117@yahoo.com
Note: Dog sledding, winter cycling, and skating will be allowed for rent.
Prepared by Zola, Managing partner of Selena Travel for Mongolia.Gogo.mn. © All rights reserved 2015.