From Hovd Travel in Mongolia
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Community Calendar
Past Events (Summer 2008)
Market Day
Every September Hovd aimag celebrates its rich, harvest season with Market Day, a gathering of producers and growers from the farthest reachest of the aimag with their goods on display (not to mention for sale) during this two-day event in Hovd city. This year's event took place on September 1 & 2, 2008. (Follow the link provided for more details on Market Day).
Solar Eclipse and Danshig Naadam
In Summer 2008 two rare events took place in Hovd. On July 26th Hovd hosted Danshig Naadam 2008, a giant western Mongolian Naadam event that only takes place once every several years, with participants coming from all of the western aimags to compete. The festivities continued July 28th with a festival celebrating the unique artwork from Hovd's many distinct ethnic groups.
In the week after Danshig Naadam an even rarer event occurred: on August 1st Hovd aimag was among the 1% of the Earth's surface that was directly in the "path of totality" of a Total Solar Eclipse. For additional info on both events follow the links provided.
