The “Yokhor Khatar-2025” festival will be held in Batshireet soum, Khentii province, on July 30–31, 2025, as part of the Mongolian government’s “Go Mongolia” initiative and the province’s tourism promotion strategy.
The event celebrates the heritage, culture, and artistic traditions of the Buryat people, who have preserved their history and unity through the rhythm of the Yokhor dance.
Highlights of the festival will include the “Yokhor Khatar” dance competition, the “Khatar Joroo” horse race, traditional Buryat archery and wrestling, and the “Ayalgata Buryat Khelemnei” poetry recitation competition.
The “Yokhor Khatar-2025” festival will be held in Batshireet soum, Khentii province, on July 30–31, 2025, as part of the Mongolian government’s “Go Mongolia” initiative and the province’s tourism promotion strategy.
The event celebrates the heritage, culture, and artistic traditions of the Buryat people, who have preserved their history and unity through the rhythm of the Yokhor dance.
Highlights of the festival will include the “Yokhor Khatar” dance competition, the “Khatar Joroo” horse race, traditional Buryat archery and wrestling, and the “Ayalgata Buryat Khelemnei” poetry recitation competition.