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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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