Sunday, December 4, 2011

Ger tent for church

Our church is in a traditional 'Ger' tent. Ive included a description from Wikipedia to describe it. Sometimes my clothes smell a bit like charcoal after our service. Im always warm and we take off our coats when come in (but keep on our boots). Traditionally people sit in a circle around the inside. Also it is used as a house with division enough for just a bed, a sitting area and near the stove is the kitchen . For church however we seat the chairs behind the stove facing a podium. We have lights, projector and microphone so electricity is used in the tent also. The 'ger' is the mongolian word for Yurt, however there are a few differences as seen in the description:

"The structure comprises a crown or compression wheel (tüýnük) usually steam bent, supported by roof ribs which are bent down at the end where they meet the lattice wall (again steam bent). The top of the wall is prevented from spreading by means of a tension band which opposes the force of the roof ribs. The structure is usually covered by layers of fabric and sheeps-wool felt for insulation and weatherproofing. The similar Mongolic nomadic structure the ger is often wrongly referred to by westerners as a yurt but differs in that the heavier roof wheel (toono) is supported on posts and the roof ribs are straight rather than bending down at the wall junction. The wall lattice is of a ger is constructed of straight pieces as opposed to the the yurt's curved lattice."

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