When Mongolians arrive at a ger, they yell, "Catch your dog!", or simply enter. This is because every ger is protected by one or more guard dogs. Do not leave the vehicle or approach to near a ger until the owners or your guide confirm the dogs are ok.
Do not attempt to pet Mongolian herder’s dogs, they are not pets but guardians.
Knocking on a ger door is not necessary, if you are staying with a family, just enter. If you are calling for the first time, clear your throat or call out “no-khoi kho-rio: (hold the dog) so you’re the family knows someone is there and can prepare themselves to come out and greet you.
Mongolians do not speak to each other across the threshold of the door, or stand on the threshold of the door.
When you enter a ger, do not step on the threshold. Usually, guests move in a clockwise direction when entering a ger, first to the west and then north (ger doors always face south). The east side of the ger (on your right as you enter) is normally where the family will sit and the west side (on your left as you enter) is for guests. Food and cooking implements are stored on the right side, or women’s side of the ger, saddles, bridles, and things associated with men’s work on the left or men’s side.
Do not walk between the central supports of a ger, or pass something between them to another person.
Do not lean against the central supports of the ger, the walls, or the furniture.
Sitting on the beds in the ger is not considered rude, these double as seats, sometimes even if someone is sleeping in them.
Hats should always be placed with the open end down. A man's hat and belt should never be placed on the floor, and should not touch other hats or belts.
Women do not sit cross-legged in a ger.
Do not whistle inside gers or any kind of building.
Avoid standing up when drinking tea or other beverages.
If food or other items are placed out when a group sits together, they become communal property. Cigarettes, for example, placed on a table belong to the group.
Do not throw any trash or litter into the fire. This is disrespectful to the fire. Put the trash into the fuel bin or the metal pan in front of the stove. It will be saved to start the next fire. ‘Trash’ is transformed into ‘fuel’ by this brief stop in the fuel bin.
Do not step over the long wooden pole used by herders as a lasso, if it is lying on the ground.
Of you see a lasso or wooden pole planted in the ground, avoid the area, going back or far around. This signal is a request for privacy by whoever placed it upright.
Usually, you must not give things to others by holding the item between the lateral edges of your fingers. Hold them in your palm.
If Mongolians spill airag, milk or other dairy products on the ground, they will dip their fingers into it and touch it lightly to their forehead.
If Mongolians see a shooting star, they think someone is dying, and so spit over their shoulder and say, "It's not my star!"
Some Mongolians have names like "Not This", "No Name", "Vicious Dog", etc. These names are given to protect a child, especially if parents have lost a child or misfortune has been predicted. The names confuse evil or jealous spirits, and thus misfortune is avoided. Other examples include "Don't Know", "Not A Human Being", "Nobody", "Not At All", "Not This One", and "Not That One".
Do not walk across an area where women are milking their cows or other animals, go around… you may spook the animals.
Do not step across any lines or ropes that animals are tethered to.
Mount and dismount a horse from the left side.
Do not attempt to pet Mongolian herder’s dogs, they are not pets but guardians.
Knocking on a ger door is not necessary, if you are staying with a family, just enter. If you are calling for the first time, clear your throat or call out “no-khoi kho-rio: (hold the dog) so you’re the family knows someone is there and can prepare themselves to come out and greet you.
Mongolians do not speak to each other across the threshold of the door, or stand on the threshold of the door.
When you enter a ger, do not step on the threshold. Usually, guests move in a clockwise direction when entering a ger, first to the west and then north (ger doors always face south). The east side of the ger (on your right as you enter) is normally where the family will sit and the west side (on your left as you enter) is for guests. Food and cooking implements are stored on the right side, or women’s side of the ger, saddles, bridles, and things associated with men’s work on the left or men’s side.
Do not walk between the central supports of a ger, or pass something between them to another person.
Do not lean against the central supports of the ger, the walls, or the furniture.
Sitting on the beds in the ger is not considered rude, these double as seats, sometimes even if someone is sleeping in them.
Hats should always be placed with the open end down. A man's hat and belt should never be placed on the floor, and should not touch other hats or belts.
Women do not sit cross-legged in a ger.
Do not whistle inside gers or any kind of building.
Avoid standing up when drinking tea or other beverages.
If food or other items are placed out when a group sits together, they become communal property. Cigarettes, for example, placed on a table belong to the group.
Do not throw any trash or litter into the fire. This is disrespectful to the fire. Put the trash into the fuel bin or the metal pan in front of the stove. It will be saved to start the next fire. ‘Trash’ is transformed into ‘fuel’ by this brief stop in the fuel bin.
Do not step over the long wooden pole used by herders as a lasso, if it is lying on the ground.
Of you see a lasso or wooden pole planted in the ground, avoid the area, going back or far around. This signal is a request for privacy by whoever placed it upright.
Usually, you must not give things to others by holding the item between the lateral edges of your fingers. Hold them in your palm.
If Mongolians spill airag, milk or other dairy products on the ground, they will dip their fingers into it and touch it lightly to their forehead.
If Mongolians see a shooting star, they think someone is dying, and so spit over their shoulder and say, "It's not my star!"
Some Mongolians have names like "Not This", "No Name", "Vicious Dog", etc. These names are given to protect a child, especially if parents have lost a child or misfortune has been predicted. The names confuse evil or jealous spirits, and thus misfortune is avoided. Other examples include "Don't Know", "Not A Human Being", "Nobody", "Not At All", "Not This One", and "Not That One".
Do not walk across an area where women are milking their cows or other animals, go around… you may spook the animals.
Do not step across any lines or ropes that animals are tethered to.
Mount and dismount a horse from the left side.
MOngolian ger have always door turned right to the South. So on the east side -or left side of ger there are wife's bed and women appliances as cooking things on east south,
RispondiEliminaThe men side is on the right side of the ger, the father's bed is always on the west side. (Also men and respected people keep on the right side of the ger--mean west side)
And on the opposite side of the door, on the North of ger, there is Altar and most respected place,
so respected guests would sit on north west (because on the north there is altar or chest)
Thanks for your board.
RispondiElimina