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The Eagle Festival, one of Mongolia's most popular tourism events, has been held since 2000 with the aim of reviving the Kazakh eagle hunting tradition, passing it on to future generations, promoting it to domestic and foreign tourists, and turning it into a tourism product. The tradition of eagle hunting is believed to have originated among Central Asian nomads 6,000 years ago and has survived to the present day, with Mongolia being the best-preserved country. Therefore, in order to promote this rich heritage around the world and increase the flow of tourists, the “Eagle Festival” is held twice a year, in the spring on March 4-5 in Ulaanbaatar and in the fall in Bayan-Ulgii aimag in the first 7 weeks of October. The event begins in the form of a competition, in which eagles adorn themselves with national costumes, place domesticated eagles on their arms, ride horses trained to hunt eagles and join the parade. The best national costumes, horses and eagle equipment are selected. There are competitions to test the eagle's ability to hunt. The relationship between the eagle and the eagle hunter is determined by whether the eagle is obedient or not. In some years, live animals are caught and tested for eagle hunting.

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The DOSTUK Festival is an international children's music festival-biennale on the Silk Road. The festival between children from the Central Asian region promotes unity and good neighborly relations, respect for ICN, preservation and enhancement of the region's rich musical heritage. The festival brings together children and youth from Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan and Kazakhstan. Festival participants are musical groups and solo performers representing the Uzbek, Karakalpak, Uyghur, Dungan, Tajik and other cultures that have inhabited the Fergana Valley since ancient times.The Festival will bring together young bearers of the epic heritage: young storytellers of Kyrgyz epics, Uzbek dastans, Uyghur yeitish, Tajik hafiz, Karakalpak bakhsy and zhyrau. The festive atmosphere of the festival will be complemented by traditional theatrical processions and actions of street musicians and artists, puppeteers, magicians and tightrope walkers: Tajik and Uzbek maskharapoz, Uyghur dorchi and sergeri, etc. The final chord of the III-rd Festival will be the joint performance of all the participants on the same stage as part of the Gala Concert, which will become a symbol of unity in preserving the ICN of the Silk Road.

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The DOSTUK Festival is an international children's music festival-biennale on the Silk Road. The festival between children from the Central Asian region promotes unity and good neighborly relations, respect for ICN, preservation and enhancement of the region's rich musical heritage. The festival brings together children and youth from Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan and Kazakhstan. Festival participants are musical groups and solo performers representing the Uzbek, Karakalpak, Uyghur, Dungan, Tajik and other cultures that have inhabited the Fergana Valley since ancient times.The Festival will bring together young bearers of the epic heritage: young storytellers of Kyrgyz epics, Uzbek dastans, Uyghur yeitish, Tajik hafiz, Karakalpak bakhsy and zhyrau. The festive atmosphere of the festival will be complemented by traditional theatrical processions and actions of street musicians and artists, puppeteers, magicians and tightrope walkers: Tajik and Uzbek maskharapoz, Uyghur dorchi and sergeri, etc. The final chord of the III-rd Festival will be the joint performance of all the participants on the same stage as part of the Gala Concert, which will become a symbol of unity in preserving the ICN of the Silk Road.

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The DOSTUK Festival is an international children's music festival-biennale on the Silk Road. The festival between children from the Central Asian region promotes unity and good neighborly relations, respect for ICN, preservation and enhancement of the region's rich musical heritage. The festival brings together children and youth from Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan and Kazakhstan. Festival participants are musical groups and solo performers representing the Uzbek, Karakalpak, Uyghur, Dungan, Tajik and other cultures that have inhabited the Fergana Valley since ancient times.The Festival will bring together young bearers of the epic heritage: young storytellers of Kyrgyz epics, Uzbek dastans, Uyghur yeitish, Tajik hafiz, Karakalpak bakhsy and zhyrau. The festive atmosphere of the festival will be complemented by traditional theatrical processions and actions of street musicians and artists, puppeteers, magicians and tightrope walkers: Tajik and Uzbek maskharapoz, Uyghur dorchi and sergeri, etc. The final chord of the III-rd Festival will be the joint performance of all the participants on the same stage as part of the Gala Concert, which will become a symbol of unity in preserving the ICN of the Silk Road.

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The DOSTUK Festival is an international children's music festival-biennale on the Silk Road. The festival between children from the Central Asian region promotes unity and good neighborly relations, respect for ICN, preservation and enhancement of the region's rich musical heritage. The festival brings together children and youth from Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan and Kazakhstan. Festival participants are musical groups and solo performers representing the Uzbek, Karakalpak, Uyghur, Dungan, Tajik and other cultures that have inhabited the Fergana Valley since ancient times.The Festival will bring together young bearers of the epic heritage: young storytellers of Kyrgyz epics, Uzbek dastans, Uyghur yeitish, Tajik hafiz, Karakalpak bakhsy and zhyrau. The festive atmosphere of the festival will be complemented by traditional theatrical processions and actions of street musicians and artists, puppeteers, magicians and tightrope walkers: Tajik and Uzbek maskharapoz, Uyghur dorchi and sergeri, etc. The final chord of the III-rd Festival will be the joint performance of all the participants on the same stage as part of the Gala Concert, which will become a symbol of unity in preserving the ICN of the Silk Road.

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The purpose of the festival is promotion of traditional knowledge on practice. This festival is the only one of its kind throughout the country as devoted to promotion of the traditional knowledge and traditional costume of Kyrgyz people. All participants of the festival are dressed in traditional clothes, mostly made by themselves. Bearers of traditional knowledge from all over the country are invited to the festival to exchange knowledge through master classes. Previously, the festival was organized in Kyzyl Tuu village in the Issyk Kul region, which is well known as the unique village where all families are involved in the manufacturing of yurts (traditional portable houses of nomad people). In 2015-2019 the festival was organized in the format of an authentic nomad camp with 140-150 attendees. The organizers of the festival are planning to create a nomadic camp in the mountain pastures during the festival period.

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The purpose of the festival is promotion of traditional knowledge on practice. This festival is the only one of its kind throughout the country as devoted to promotion of the traditional knowledge and traditional costume of Kyrgyz people. All participants of the festival are dressed in traditional clothes, mostly made by themselves. Bearers of traditional knowledge from all over the country are invited to the festival to exchange knowledge through master classes. Previously, the festival was organized in Kyzyl Tuu village in the Issyk Kul region, which is well known as the unique village where all families are involved in the manufacturing of yurts (traditional portable houses of nomad people). In 2015-2019 the festival was organized in the format of an authentic nomad camp with 140-150 attendees. The organizers of the festival are planning to create a nomadic camp in the mountain pastures during the festival period.

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The purpose of the festival is promotion of traditional knowledge on practice. This festival is the only one of its kind throughout the country as devoted to promotion of the traditional knowledge and traditional costume of Kyrgyz people. All participants of the festival are dressed in traditional clothes, mostly made by themselves. Bearers of traditional knowledge from all over the country are invited to the festival to exchange knowledge through master classes. Previously, the festival was organized in Kyzyl Tuu village in the Issyk Kul region, which is well known as the unique village where all families are involved in the manufacturing of yurts (traditional portable houses of nomad people). In 2015-2019 the festival was organized in the format of an authentic nomad camp with 140-150 attendees. The organizers of the festival are planning to create a nomadic camp in the mountain pastures during the festival period.

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The purpose of the festival is promotion of traditional knowledge on practice. This festival is the only one of its kind throughout the country as devoted to promotion of the traditional knowledge and traditional costume of Kyrgyz people. All participants of the festival are dressed in traditional clothes, mostly made by themselves. Bearers of traditional knowledge from all over the country are invited to the festival to exchange knowledge through master classes. Previously, the festival was organized in Kyzyl Tuu village in the Issyk Kul region, which is well known as the unique village where all families are involved in the manufacturing of yurts (traditional portable houses of nomad people). In 2015-2019 the festival was organized in the format of an authentic nomad camp with 140-150 attendees. The organizers of the festival are planning to create a nomadic camp in the mountain pastures during the festival period.

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The purpose of the festival is promotion of traditional knowledge on practice. This festival is the only one of its kind throughout the country as devoted to promotion of the traditional knowledge and traditional costume of Kyrgyz people. All participants of the festival are dressed in traditional clothes, mostly made by themselves. Bearers of traditional knowledge from all over the country are invited to the festival to exchange knowledge through master classes. Previously, the festival was organized in Kyzyl Tuu village in the Issyk Kul region, which is well known as the unique village where all families are involved in the manufacturing of yurts (traditional portable houses of nomad people). In 2015-2019 the festival was organized in the format of an authentic nomad camp with 140-150 attendees. The organizers of the festival are planning to create a nomadic camp in the mountain pastures during the festival period.

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The festival has a national status. In present days, the Kyrgyz Shyrdagy Festival became a meeting point for artisans, traders, representatives of travel companies, scientists and fans of felt carpets not just from Kyrgyzstan but also from other countries. It promotes development of the craft market in Kyrgyzstan and the region and, in turn, improves the living standards and social status of artisans. The festival also demonstrates the inseparability of cultural ties between generations, stimulates young people to study, preserve and develop traditional crafts, and draws the attention of the general public of Kyrgyzstan to the issues of preserving the intangible cultural heritage.

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The festival has a national status. In present days, the Kyrgyz Shyrdagy Festival became a meeting point for artisans, traders, representatives of travel companies, scientists and fans of felt carpets not just from Kyrgyzstan but also from other countries. It promotes development of the craft market in Kyrgyzstan and the region and, in turn, improves the living standards and social status of artisans. The festival also demonstrates the inseparability of cultural ties between generations, stimulates young people to study, preserve and develop traditional crafts, and draws the attention of the general public of Kyrgyzstan to the issues of preserving the intangible cultural heritage.