Facts about Yurts

Yurt Facts

We are on the letter Yy of the gratitude alphabet. 

Y is for Yurt!  

What are you thankful for that begins with the letter Y?

I am grateful for yurts. Yurts are very neat! Do you know what a yurt is? Yurts have been around for thousands of years in Central Asia. A Yurt is like a tent but only round. Nomads use yurts instead of living in a home because yurts are easy to take down and move to a new location. Yurts are still used today. People can take a vacation and stay in a yurt. That would be a fun experience! It would be like camping out in the woods in a tent. Have you ever stayed in a yurt?

 

Facts about Yurts:

1. Another name for a yurt is ger. A ger is just like a yurt, but it is the older traditional style of yurt. The Mongolian people call a yurt a ger.

2. Yurts were initially used by people living in Mongolia, Siberia, and Turkey.

3. Yurts are easier to heat than square houses. With the right equipment, they can keep you warm in the winter and cool in the summer. There is usually a fireplace in the middle of the yurt for heating and cooking.

4. Setting up a yurt can take 30 minutes to 4 hours, depending on its size and the number of people helping you put it together.

 

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Books about Yurts/Gers:

1. Story of the Mongolian Tent House by Dashdondog Jamba

2. Practical Yurts: by Steven Hatch

3. Wonderful Houses Around the World by Yoshio Komatsu

4. A Place Called Home: by Kate Baker

Parents/caretakers, be sure books are child-friendly before reading them to your child/children.

 

 

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