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Wedding traditions of Ulaanbaatar

The Mongolian capital, where a wedding is held in a deel, with milk, a horse and a sip from a silver bowl.

Mongolian weddings are a blend of nomadic custom and modern practice. The couple are welcomed with milk and the families exchange gifts of khadag, a blue silk scarf.

Ulaanbaatar: View of Ulaanbaatar in Mongolia, with the Blue Sky Tower.
Photo: Zazaa Mongolia, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

A wedding here

The groom's family visits the bride's home to ask for her hand, offering a bottle of vodka and a khadag. A date is chosen by a lama or by the Mongolian calendar. The wedding includes a toast with a silver bowl, and the couple walk around the hearth.

Where weddings happen

Banquet halls and ger camps. Many couples travel to the Sukhbaatar Square for photographs.

The season and the calendar

Summer around Naadam, in July, is a favoured season for weddings. Lunar dates are checked.

Wedding customs of Ulaanbaatar

DeelThe long robe.

Also part of it, and being written: Mongolian wedding (The customs.), Khadag (The ceremonial silk scarf.), Naadam (The summer festival.).

A wedding trail idea for Ulaanbaatar

  1. Gandan Monastery A monastery.
  2. State Department Store A big store.
  3. Sukhbaatar Square The central square.
  4. Wedding Palace (Ulaanbaatar) A civil registry building.
About this page

Written by the EveryShaadi desk with AI assistance. Opening hours, venues and wedding-season dates change; check locally before travelling. Customs differ from place to place and family to family. If this is your tradition and we have it wrong, tell us.

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StageFinding a matchEngagement and betrothalThe weeks beforeThe eveProcession and arrivalThe ceremonyThe wedding feastReception, dance and giftsAfter the wedding

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Photo credits on this page

The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.

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