Historically, a Tsam ceremony was held at the beginning of the year to exorcise evil. It consisted of a series of masked dances and often had a narrative content. Tsam means masked dance. Today in ...

SAN FRANCISCO — The Bay Area Mongolian community celebrated the native land’s 89th independence day Saturday with the traditional Naadam festival. “This is the same celebration that our people are ...

The rites began at dawn, as they do every year on the first morning of the Mongolian spring. By noon, hundreds of faithful were gathered around the master shaman Byambadorj as he channelled the spirit ...

Mongolia is undergoing a major political and economic transformation after the fall of communism. Worlds of Difference producer Allan Coukell visited the country to find out how the ancient practice ...

Don't miss the big stories. Like us on Facebook. The Brattleboro Museum & Art Center (BMAC) will present a screening of the documentary film "Ceremony," followed by a discussion with filmmaker Sas ...