The customs associated with the wedding ceremonies of various ethnic groups differ from each other according to their own distinctiveness of culture and lifestyle. Borjigin, Bayad, Dörvöd, Zakhchin, Torguud, Ööld, Myangad, Khoton and Kazakh ethnic groups all conduct their wedding feasts following their own strict rituals or manners. Although in general, the traditional wedding ceremony of Mongolia is comprised of several proceedings including beseeching a bride, taking a betrothal gift to the bride-side, preparing for a wedding, undertaking the wedding ceremony, and holding the ceremonies after the wedding.

The customs associated with the wedding ceremonies of various ethnic groups differ from each other according to their own distinctiveness of culture and lifestyle. Borjigin, Bayad, Dörvöd, Zakhchin, Torguud, Ööld, Myangad, Khoton and Kazakh ethnic groups all conduct their wedding feasts following their own strict rituals or manners. Although in general, the traditional wedding ceremony of Mongolia is comprised of several proceedings including beseeching a bride, taking a betrothal gift to the bride-side, preparing for a wedding, undertaking the wedding ceremony, and holding the ceremonies after the wedding.

The creation of this reference book, “The Intangible Cultural Heritage of the Mongols” sticks to the vision, principle and classifications of the UNESCO Convention of the ICH. This book consists of five chapters, each dealing with a domain of the ICH and explaining every episode. The national language and dialect, romantic oral literature, folk knowledge, wisdom and method, tangible art, delicately inventive and traditionally undying crafts, folk art, national toys and games, human feelings, decencies, solemn ceremonies and festivities of Mongolia are inexhaustibly rich sources and have subtle differences in nuance.

East Asian region is developed a rich of variety in the intangible heritage manifests, from oral traditions, performing arts, customs, and rituals to festivals, clothing, crafts, and food throughout the centuries. However, as with other counties in the Asia-Pacific region, which is a treasure house of ICH, traditional cultural heritage of East Asia was in a crisis of extinction due to shifts in industrial structures and the population outflow of younger generations to urban areas. In response, the Republic of Korea and Japan introduced the concept of intangible cultural heritage in policies related to safeguarding cultural heritage more than fifty years ago. Mongolia, with the support of its respective government, followed suit by establishing an institutional foundation for national ICH inventory making and ICH safeguarding after ratifying the UNESCO Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage (2003). Moreover, in relation to ICH safeguarding activities, UNESCO Category 2 Centres, which support ICH safeguarding activities, have been simulataneously going through the establishment process in the Republic of Korea, China, and Japan. As a well-intentioned objective for the future activities, the three centres are making efforts to build a cooperative mechanism among themselves. Another effort made in the region is the establishment of the ICH safeguarding system in Mongolia. The government of Mongolia has drawn up a national ICH inventory and identified bearers as well. The countries in East Asia have been very active in safeguarding, and their participation at regional and international levels. Therefore, countries in the region need to build trust and collaborative relationships while safeguarding ICH at national, regional, and international levels.\n\n-Ratified the ICH Convention in 2006; conducted survey in 2009.\n-As of December 2014, has twelve ICH elements on the RL, five elements on the USL, and four accredited NGO.\n-In December 2012, submitted its periodic report on implementing the Convention on the status of elements inscribed on the RL to UNESCO.