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Death - 3 souls 1 grave, home, back to lower Yangtze)
Ghosts are souls unable to return to the ancestral home
People have maintained attire including clothing
Mong in US have retained some elements of traditional garb.
"Butterfly Mother" - Mong story of creation
- 12 eggs - 1 egg became ancestor of Mong people

Manchurian dynasty influenced Mong clothing (Emperor mandated clothing)
languages, clothing & song on Mong have evolved due to influences of other cultures
Religious beliefs have not changed
Q: What beliefs have prevailed?
A: Festival, grain-offering to ancestors

Nomadic
• Throat singing came for imitating nature or animals ex imitate prey
-over 1,500 years old originated with hunting
-800 yrs  ago G. Khan military strategy sounds like multiple people so army sounded danger.
Not-used in hunting base songs & higher tones morelike a whistle, tongue controls the sound.
Throat singing has become an entertainment
Throat singing demonstrated
Q: Is your band "popular" like with teenagers? or traditional
A: Our music is traditional folk music.
Q: Chinese tea ceremony
A: Mong- drink ligan hot tea
In Mongolia they drink milk tea.
Q: Does the culture (Mongolian) involve horses. Do you sing & ride
A: Yes. We ride horses. Sheep herding is lonely & boring so they do sing.
Q: Do you breed a special horse ( Mongolian group)
A: There is a special Mongolian horse, short & tough
Q: Dogs for herding?
A: Yes, your horse & dog are your best friends