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Zuun tsaast hozor /cards with hundred leafs/
Zuun tsaast khőzőr or Card with hundred leafs, is one of the intangible cultural heritage elements that were being transmitted for hundreds of years in the Uriankhai ethnic group. According to people, this game of card with hundred leafs was invented for declining the gambling games of Manchu and the ordinary card game. This tradition has its own specific rules. People play this game from December 22 to until spring comes (from the beginning to the end of the nine 9 of Mongolian winter). Herders keep their livestock in the fence early, and play this game in the long nights of the winter. Before start the game people who are joining in this game will wash their hands, and get blessing from card, and then hosting person will open the game. Uriankhai people play this game for checking the luck of that year, and to remove the all the bad energies and for inviting the every good things and happiness to their life.
Mongolia -
Zuun tsaast hozor /cards with hundred leafs/
Zuun tsaast khőzőr or Card with hundred leafs, is one of the intangible cultural heritage elements that were being transmitted for hundreds of years in the Uriankhai ethnic group. According to people, this game of card with hundred leafs was invented for declining the gambling games of Manchu and the ordinary card game. This tradition has its own specific rules. People play this game from December 22 to until spring comes (from the beginning to the end of the nine 9 of Mongolian winter). Herders keep their livestock in the fence early, and play this game in the long nights of the winter. Before start the game people who are joining in this game will wash their hands, and get blessing from card, and then hosting person will open the game. Uriankhai people play this game for checking the luck of that year, and to remove the all the bad energies and for inviting the every good things and happiness to their life.
Mongolia -
Zuun tsaast hozor /cards with hundred leafs/
Zuun tsaast khőzőr or Card with hundred leafs, is one of the intangible cultural heritage elements that were being transmitted for hundreds of years in the Uriankhai ethnic group. According to people, this game of card with hundred leafs was invented for declining the gambling games of Manchu and the ordinary card game. This tradition has its own specific rules. People play this game from December 22 to until spring comes (from the beginning to the end of the nine 9 of Mongolian winter). Herders keep their livestock in the fence early, and play this game in the long nights of the winter. Before start the game people who are joining in this game will wash their hands, and get blessing from card, and then hosting person will open the game. Uriankhai people play this game for checking the luck of that year, and to remove the all the bad energies and for inviting the every good things and happiness to their life.
Mongolia -
The Ceracap Inai Dance
The Ceracap Inai Dance is a court dance originating from the Palace of the Sultan of Malacca. Beginning from the retreat of the Sultan of Malacca when attacked by the Portuguese and Dutch armies, the Sultan and his entourage retreated via Muar River which, at that time, was the land boundary of the reign of the state of Malacca with the state of Johor, and then was enthroned near the settlement at the bank of Muar River. This dance has elements of Indian influences and performed at the palace by palace maidens in front of the sultan and state dignitaries at merriment events. Hence, this dance has a “homage” segment that is paying respect before it starts to be performed. The lighting of fire in this dance too means to ‘brighten’ and ‘brings happiness’.
Malaysia -
Datun Julud
"Datun Julud" means "long dance" in Dayak Kenyah language, "Hivan Joh" in Kayan, and "Arang Kadang" in Kelabit. It is traditionally danced by a group of ladies on ceremonious occasions, by the Orang Ulu people of Borneo. The Datun Julud was said to have been created by a Kenyah prince called Nyik Selung, to symbolise happiness and gratitude. A solo dancer, a barefooted woman, usually begins the dance, moving spontaneously with a fluid motion to emulate a hornbill in flight. Gracefully, gently, the dancer moves her arms, legs and torso, careful to keep her head erect and motionless so as to keep her earrings - heavy brass ornaments that dangle from elongated earlobes - from swaying too much. The dancer is usually dressed in a colourful sarong and an elaborate headdress, which is adorned with protruding tufts symbolising the deities. To represent the wings of the hornbill, she holds beautiful fans made out of the feathers of the sacred bird. After she is done, another woman takes her place, and this goes on until all the women in the longhouse have each taken their turn. On various occasions, the dance is performed by a group of up to four women. The Datun Julud is often accompanied by the beautiful sounds of the sape, a traditional lute peculiar to the Orang Ulu community or "upriver people" of central Borneo. Today, the Datun Julud has become a dance of formal entertainment that is often performed in the rumah panjang (longhouse) to greet visitors and tourists.
Malaysia -
Datun Julud
"Datun Julud" means "long dance" in Dayak Kenyah language, "Hivan Joh" in Kayan, and "Arang Kadang" in Kelabit. It is traditionally danced by a group of ladies on ceremonious occasions, by the Orang Ulu people of Borneo. The Datun Julud was said to have been created by a Kenyah prince called Nyik Selung, to symbolise happiness and gratitude. A solo dancer, a barefooted woman, usually begins the dance, moving spontaneously with a fluid motion to emulate a hornbill in flight. Gracefully, gently, the dancer moves her arms, legs and torso, careful to keep her head erect and motionless so as to keep her earrings - heavy brass ornaments that dangle from elongated earlobes - from swaying too much. The dancer is usually dressed in a colourful sarong and an elaborate headdress, which is adorned with protruding tufts symbolising the deities. To represent the wings of the hornbill, she holds beautiful fans made out of the feathers of the sacred bird. After she is done, another woman takes her place, and this goes on until all the women in the longhouse have each taken their turn. On various occasions, the dance is performed by a group of up to four women. The Datun Julud is often accompanied by the beautiful sounds of the sape, a traditional lute peculiar to the Orang Ulu community or "upriver people" of central Borneo. Today, the Datun Julud has become a dance of formal entertainment that is often performed in the rumah panjang (longhouse) to greet visitors and tourists.
Malaysia -
Celebrating Khmer New Year Festival_1
In Cambodian society, the Khmer New Year Festival combines different forms of religious rituals and practices. The rituals are usually performed at three different locations: at a Buddhist pagoda, at an ancestral stupa, and at home. The New Year celebration is a symbol reuniting the Cambodian people, ancestral spirits, and gods, and, most importantly, it is an expression of happiness in society. The New Year festival itself embraces many forms of intangible cultural heritage that are rarely seen on other occasions.
Cambodia -
Celebrating Khmer New Year Festival_2
In Cambodian society, the Khmer New Year Festival combines different forms of religious rituals and practices. The rituals are usually performed at three different locations: at a Buddhist pagoda, at an ancestral stupa, and at home. The New Year celebration is a symbol reuniting the Cambodian people, ancestral spirits, and gods, and, most importantly, it is an expression of happiness in society. The New Year festival itself embraces many forms of intangible cultural heritage that are rarely seen on other occasions.
Cambodia -
Traditional art of folk painting
One of the major forms of Mongolian fine arts that originated in the hoary antiquity is an independent form of folk painting. Starting from the folk ornaments and patterns, the folk paintings reflect the most complex illustrations with living and natural contents. Nomadic Mongols’ universal view, their everyday duties, dreams and concern for happiness are commonly depicted in the folk paintings. Tsagaan Jamba, B.Sharav, Jügder and U.Yadamsüren are the main representatives of the renowned folk painters.
Mongolia -
Preparing the traditional dish Oshi burida
Oshi burida is a kind of traditional soup with noodles, beef, butter and vegetables. The noodles are cooked in long strands, similar to spaghetti. Among the Tajik people, this dish is considered a symbol of long life and happiness.
Tajikistan -
Lapar (Ditty)
Lapar is a song about eternal and female. This is a song about waiting for love, about the feeling that came, about the love of the deceived, about the upheavals of female fate and such desired happiness. Lapar is sad and fun, he happens to be built as a song-thought, or maybe sound like ardent plot pieces. Of particular interest is the lapar, which is performed in a roll call dialogue between a man and a woman. Then lapar turns into an amazing musical performance, into an ardent and crafty game.
Uzbekistan -
Oshi burida preparation
Oshi burida is a traditional soup with pasta, beef, oil, and vegetables. The pasta is prepared in as long threads, similar to spaghetti. Among Tajik people, this form is considered a symbol of long life and happiness.
Tajikistan