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  • Manage No, Sortation, Country, Writer ,Date, Copyright
    Manage No EE00000395
    Country Kyrgyzstan
    ICH Domain Performing Arts Social practices, rituals, festive events Knowledge and practices about nature and the universe Traditional craft skills
    Address
    All of communities and people celebrate it.
    Year of Designation 2008
Description Nooruz is the New Year by solar calendar in Central, South and SouthWest Asia countries. March 21 marks the start of the year in Kyrgyzstan. Nooruz meaning ‘new day’ when a variety of rituals, ceremonies and other cultural events take place. An important tradition practiced during this time is the gathering around ‘the Table’, decorated with objects that symbolize purity, brightness, livelihood and wealth, to enjoy a special meal with loved ones. New clothes are worn and visits given to relatives, particularly the elderly and neighbors. Gifts are exchanged, especially for children, featuring objects made by artisans. There are also street performances of music and dance, public rituals involving water and fire, traditional sports and the making of handicrafts. These practices support cultural diversity and tolerance and contribute to building community solidarity and peace.
Social and cultural significance The Element enjoys the position of being one of the most important holidays of the year, with a variety of cultural and social meanings such as maintaining identity, unity, respect for cultural diversity, human creativity, and nature in a world, tolerance, friendship, peace, victory of good over evil, solidarity, closeness and friendship of the ethnic groups and minorities, cheerfulness, participation of all ages, both genders, especially women. The spirit of the element is peace and reconciliation. It, as a result, functions as a means to promote interactions between communities, groups, and individuals.
Transmission method The prevailing mode of transmission of the element is the participation of all age and gender groups including children, young adults, middle-aged people and elders, whether women or men, in all parts of the ceremony. Such participation paves the way for the best and closest possible acquaintance of new generations with the diverse forms of this element and becoming attached to this tradition and, generally, to all its customs and traditions such as games, rituals, artistic performances, dances, handicrafts, foods, pastries, greetings from the family level to states and governments as well as the exchange of gifts. In addition, the informal oral transmission, at the family and community levels is quite actively at work throughout. Besides, there are a number of organizations, universities, institutes and NGOs that contribute to transmission, promotion and awareness-raising through formal education from elementary to higher levels, including academic research projects as well as the organization of public events and specialized conferences. Finally, there are new and modern ways of transmission such as radio and TV programmes, Internet (including social networks and media), newspapers, artistic performances, and sending postcards.
Community Wide community of people
Type of UNESCO List Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
Incribed year in UNESCO List 2016
Keyword
Information source
National Commission of the Kyrgyz Republic for UNESCO
https://en.unesco.org/countries/kyrgyzstan/information

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