Editing Naadam (section)

=== Communist era ===
Naadam during the period of the [[Mongolian People's Republic]] was associated with the [[Mongolian Revolution of 1921]]. The first official military parade in Communist Mongolia took place in 1921 in honor of the victories of [[Damdin Sükhbaatar]] in the revolution. It was celebrated as a Buddhist/shaman holiday until secularization in the 1930s under the Communist influence of the Soviet Union.

The anniversary parades of the [[Mongolian People's Army]] on [[Sükhbaatar Square]] were generally held on jubilee years (specifically in 1946, 1951, 1956, 1961, 1966, 1971, 1976, 1981, 1986 and 1991<ref>{{cite book|last=Sanders|first=Alan J K|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=5JN83EDDLl4C&pg=PR62|title=Historical Dictionary of Mongolia|publisher=Scarecrow Press|year=2010|isbn=978-0-8108-7452-7|edition=3rd|page=62|oclc=939933261}}</ref>), alongside the [[International Workers' Day]] and [[October Revolution Day]] parades.<ref>{{cite web |title=Rare Images of the People's Revolution |url=https://www.tolgoilogch.mn/_c863obv6vd/mt |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230321165602/https://www.tolgoilogch.mn/_c863obv6vd/mt |archive-date=March 21, 2023 |access-date=2019-08-10 |website=tolgoilogch.mn |language=mn}}</ref> General T. Galsan was the longtime commander these parades.<ref>{{Cite web|last=n24.mn|title=Г.Махбариад: Цол өгөөд л байсан, би ч аваад л байсан. Цэргийнхний 16 жилд авдаг цолыг би таван жилд зүүсэн|url=https://www.n24.mn/a/3334|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210607213214/https://www.n24.mn/a/3334|url-status=dead|archive-date=7 June 2021|access-date=2021-06-07|website=www.n24.mn}}</ref> During these events, party and government leaders viewed the events from the top of [[Sükhbaatar's Mausoleum]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=История Улан-Батора: Мавзолей Сухэ-Батора и центральная площадь |url=https://asiarussia.ru/articles/16662/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230225021123/https://asiarussia.ru/articles/16662/ |archive-date=Feb 25, 2023}}</ref> After 1991, the communist practice was abandoned with the exception of 1996 when a parade in the [[National Sports Stadium (Mongolia)|National Sports Stadium]] commemorated the 790th anniversary of the founding of Mongolia and the 75th anniversary of the revolution.

Many of the celebrations were celebrated with the participation of foreign communists who visited the country, including [[Mikhail Suslov]], [[Józef Cyrankiewicz]], and [[Władysław Gomułka]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Фильм Праздник в народной Монголии.. (1961) |url=https://www.net-film.ru/film-5557/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240201165143/https://www.net-film.ru/film-5557/ |archive-date=Feb 1, 2024 |access-date=2021-06-07 |website=www.net-film.ru}}</ref>