"Here they come! Here come the riders!" shouts someone the crowd. I turn to look. All I can see is a cloud of dust far off in the distance. Then dark shapes appear inside the dust. In a few moments, the specks...

The Naadam festival is Mongolia's major national annual event, with celebrations in almost every major town. The main parts of the festival are tests of courage, strength and daring through wrestling, archery, and horse racing, with celebrations of traditional food and folk dancing, accompanied by cymbals, horns, and drums.