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Zolgokh ( mn, Золгох) is a traditional Mongolian formal greeting. Two people hold both their arms out, and the younger person's arms are placed under the elder person's and grasps their elbows to show support for their elder. The two people then touch each other's cheeks, usually accompanied with the phrase ''Amar mend üü'' ( mn, Амар мэнд үү), meaning "Are you well and peaceful?".
Zolgokh is usually first performed among family members on the morning of the festival (the husband and wife do not perform the greeting with each other). The greeting is first performed with the eldest people in the family, sometimes accompanied with a gift of money and/or khadag.
Definition of Zolgokh, Wisdomlib
{{Gestures Greetings Mongolian culture Gestures of respect
Tsagaan sar
In Modern contexts, the greeting is usually reserved for Tsagaan sar celebrations, where people greet each other with zolgokh, while sometimes holding a khadag andsuutei tsai
Suutei tsai ( mn, сүүтэй цай, ), is a traditional Mongolian beverage.
The drink is also known as süütei tsai, tsutai tsai, or Mongolian salty tea.
Preparation
The ingredients to suutei tsai are typically water, milk, tea leaves and ...
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Zolgokh is usually first performed among family members on the morning of the festival (the husband and wife do not perform the greeting with each other). The greeting is first performed with the eldest people in the family, sometimes accompanied with a gift of money and/or khadag.
Name
The greeting would more accurately be termed ''Zolgolt'', but the word "Zolgokh" has become more widespread in English. The verb form in Mongolian is "''Zolgo''", and the "-kh" is added to mean "to ''zolgo''". The noun form of the greeting in Mongolian is thus ''Zolgolt'', the suffix "-lt" being added to form a noun.References
Definition of Zolgokh, Wisdomlib
{{Gestures Greetings Mongolian culture Gestures of respect