MONGOLIAN NEW YEAR

Last Saturday we celebrated Mongolian New Year.  It was a lot of fun and we had a lot of people come and celebrate with us.  Munich and many others worked so hard to make this a wonderful event.  There is a Mongolian school in Roslyn and a bunch of them came and put on a wonderful program for us. We had yummy Mongolian food, Mongolian dance, Mongolian throat singer and other exciting Mongolian culture.  


Cute Mongolian Girls that danced for us.  The night was a huge success.  Mongolian culture is to celebrate for the whole week.  They cook and everyone goes over to each others homes and they eat and eat and eat and eat.  They also have a special way to greet each other.  They also give money to their elders.  So tonight we went to several Mongolian homes and ate and ate and ate.  I even tried my first piece of cow tongue.  It tasted like beef.  It was interesting to look at.  Looked like tongue.  I had to get past the thought of what I was eating and it wasn't to bad.  I then learned that they don't waste anything in their culture.  They cook everything of the cow. They eat brains, eyes etc.  I don't think I could eat the other parts.  Also when we leave the home the families give out gifts to the adults and children.  It was a lot of fun.  I learn something new every year when we celebrate the Mongolian New Year.  I am so glad we live in Arlington.  We are living around so many Mongolian people.  I have enjoyed learning about my husbands culture.  I am happy he gets to embrace his culture even though he lives in America. What a wonderful experience.