Supporting an elderSourced
A Mongolian New Year greeting places younger arms below older ones
During Mongolia’s lunar New Year, Tsagaan Sar, relatives visit one another. In the zolgokh greeting, younger people place their arms beneath an elder’s in a supporting gesture. Preparations include cleaning the home; tradition also calls for settling old disputes and debts before the new year.
Respect is expressed through the position of the arms.
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