Монголчуудын бүхэл шүүс хөндөхийн ёс учир хийгээд “хишиг хүртээх” зан үйлийн уламжлал

Ritual tradition of sharing meat and the Mongolians’ custom of meat cutting

Abstract

The author discusses the ancient ritual tradition of sharing meat and the Mongolians’ custom of meat cutting which holds symbolic meaning as analyzed from ‘Chingis-un hishigyn deej’.
Since early times, Mongolians have had a unique ritual tradition and custom of sharing meat depending on ranks in a tribe. Also there are special rules regarding which bones should be eaten by whom.