A legend about origin of dance with masks
Development of the dance in Mongolia


Routine of dance

Sequence of the dancing

The masks of the dancers, specification,
images and meaning
Recovering again


 







 

Mongolian

Sequence of dancing

1. First of all 2 Durteddagvasdance
2. A courier of the king Erleg Nomun who is a guard of religion appears and dance.
3. Lubas appear and dance.
4. Shindois appear and dance
5. Dunjamaas appear and dance
6. Then Shivaa, a deer and Makhi, an ox appear to dance.
7. After their dance Gongor who is a symbol of truth and Namsrai who is a symbol of virtue dance.
8. Then music gets louder and Ochirvaani, lord of thunder dances
9. Sendom and 2 Chagdors appear to dance
10. 8 Tetegjads, children who holders of sabers
11. Trumpeters play loud and Erevgiilham and Lahansorogdog appear to dance
12. Musicians play loudly and his majesty, Jamsran dances with his confidants together.
13. Gombo and Sendom dance with Yums
14. Lham (Virgo) appears and dance
15. Gombo and Lham dance together
16. Pagdonjandan with snout like pigs
17. 4 Azars who spread Mongolia with Indians and Tibetns education come to the field to dance
18. White old man (who has white clothes and long white beard) appears with help of 2 Azars and dance
19. After that the king of Tsam, head Chamban appears to dance
20. With him 21 shanag with black cats dance
21. Then Zamindi, courier of the sun comes and dances. She is a wife of the king Erleg Nomun Damdinchoijoo
22. Music gets very loud unusually and main role of tsam, the king of Erleg Nomu Damdinchoijii appears and dances
23. Confidants of Black ox Choijoo dances with him together
1. Also 4 lords of four mountains in Khuree (nowadayns Ulaanbaatar city) dance with the king
- Khangard (an enormous bird) , the lord of Boghdo Khan
- Khokh uvgon (Blue old man), the lord of Songino Khairkhan mountain
- Gahai (Pig), the lord of Chingeltei khairkhan mountain
- Nokhoi (Dog), the lord of Bayanzurkh khairkhan
25. 2 white Lions appear to dance
26. 4 powerful animals dragon, lion, tiger and khangard appear and dance
27. Durteddagva, regulation man and woman dance with the king Erleg Nomun Damdinchoijoo together

There are totally 108 tsams in Khuree tsam and all of kings, lords and others soak all bad things into sor by supernatural power. Then the tsams who are chosen by fortune-teller walk away from the city with sors.
Then they born the sor and people consider that all bad things are gone away. In the end all of them go back.
All of these acts are not only religious things but it is a big celebration of art and culture. People thought that they can live happy without any sufferings until next yearns ceremony.