Mongolia | Birthday of Chingis Khan
Here in Mongolia the New Moon occurred this morning at 1:47 a.m. That makes today the first day of the first month of winter according to the Lunar Calendar. Thus today is the day officially recognized as the Birthday of Chingis Khan (Genghis Khan, etc.) This is the 853rd anniversary of his birth. Chingis Khan (click on photo for enlargement) For more on Chingis Khan see Chingis Khan Rides West: The Mongol Invasion of Bukhara, Samarkand, and other Great Cities of the Silk Road, 1215-1221 .