Zeegt naamal or hemmed appliqué is a complex of diverse needlework techniques and is one of the monumental forms of needlework in Mongolia. To create hemmed appliqué, two black-and-white versions of design are prepared, while one version is cut out in detail and the other is painted with different colours. Carefully marking the details such as borders, lines and ornaments on the draft, the various silks and textiles are prepared with different sizes, colours and features of the pattern draft and following with a starch applied to each part. The cut-out draft is pasted with folded edges on the material, employing careful attention and meticulous hands. The hemmed appliqué is a creation of a meticulous team work of embroiderers each of them mastered in different techniques.

Zeegt naamal or hemmed appliqué is a complex of diverse needlework techniques and is one of the monumental forms of needlework in Mongolia. To create hemmed appliqué, two black-and-white versions of design are prepared, while one version is cut out in detail and the other is painted with different colours. Carefully marking the details such as borders, lines and ornaments on the draft, the various silks and textiles are prepared with different sizes, colours and features of the pattern draft and following with a starch applied to each part. The cut-out draft is pasted with folded edges on the material, employing careful attention and meticulous hands. The hemmed appliqué is a creation of a meticulous team work of embroiderers each of them mastered in different techniques.

The history of Novruz celebrations goes back to ancient times when Zoroastrian religion was dominant in South Caucuses. This holiday is one of the oldest traditional festivities in Azerbaijan. Keeping up with traditions each year there are number of celebrations of the holiday all across the country and “Novruz Festival in Gala” jointly organized by Administration of State Historical-Architectural Reserve “Icherisheher and Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Azerbaijan is one of them. The annual celebration which takes place at the Gala State Historical and Ethnographic Reserve features artists, craftsmen, wrestlers, actors who bring to life traditional characters – the symbols of Novruz.

Since 2015, the International Tarakama Charshanba Folklore Festival is held every Tuesday in the Gegeli village of Agsu region (the largest village by area and population). The festival is based on historical and cultural backgrounds and has emerged as a public initiative. Our goal is to promote the cultural identity of the transhumance lifestyles internationally in our home and to open up new opportunities for local residents. Participants from Turkey, Iran, Georgia, Russia, India, Egypt, Indonesia, Turkmenistan and Yemen have returned from the village with special interest at the festivals held so far. Festivals held with limited opportunities, with the support of the villagers, have attracted a great deal of attention from social media and the general public and enthusiastically increased the expectation of that day. It should be noted that on December 12th last year transhumance of Italy, Austria and Greece were included in the UNESCO list.

Since 2015, the International Tarakama Charshanba Folklore Festival is held every Tuesday in the Gegeli village of Agsu region (the largest village by area and population). The festival is based on historical and cultural backgrounds and has emerged as a public initiative. Our goal is to promote the cultural identity of the transhumance lifestyles internationally in our home and to open up new opportunities for local residents. Participants from Turkey, Iran, Georgia, Russia, India, Egypt, Indonesia, Turkmenistan and Yemen have returned from the village with special interest at the festivals held so far. Festivals held with limited opportunities, with the support of the villagers, have attracted a great deal of attention from social media and the general public and enthusiastically increased the expectation of that day. It should be noted that on December 12th last year transhumance of Italy, Austria and Greece were included in the UNESCO list.

Since 2015, the International Tarakama Charshanba Folklore Festival is held every Tuesday in the Gegeli village of Agsu region (the largest village by area and population). The festival is based on historical and cultural backgrounds and has emerged as a public initiative. Our goal is to promote the cultural identity of the transhumance lifestyles internationally in our home and to open up new opportunities for local residents. Participants from Turkey, Iran, Georgia, Russia, India, Egypt, Indonesia, Turkmenistan and Yemen have returned from the village with special interest at the festivals held so far. Festivals held with limited opportunities, with the support of the villagers, have attracted a great deal of attention from social media and the general public and enthusiastically increased the expectation of that day. It should be noted that on December 12th last year transhumance of Italy, Austria and Greece were included in the UNESCO list.

The Iranian Folk Music Festival can be considered as the most widely held and most important music festival in Iran. The presence of the best musicians with various ethnicities such as Kurd, Turk, Arab, ‌Baloch, etc. together with many original music performances coming from each ethnicity’s distinctive history and background gives this festival a unique diversity and also represents the unity of different ethnic groups with different languages, dialects, and cultures in Iran.\nPreserving the originality of different Iranian ethnical music and familiarizing the young generation of Iran and the world with this rich heritage are the main objectives of this festival. The Iranian Folk Music Festival is held annually in Kerman, a historic city with rich culture, historic monuments, unique pristine nature, and hospitable people, which adds to this festival’s attraction. The historic sites provide the festival with exclusive spaces for music performances.\nThis festival, on its 12th round, is on 7-10 November 2019 and hosts about 200 musicians, both singers, and players, with their solo and ensemble performances from all around Iran. The festival also includes research-based meetings and research-based concerts by both Iranian and foreign ethnomusicologists.

The Iranian Folk Music Festival can be considered as the most widely held and most important music festival in Iran. The presence of the best musicians with various ethnicities such as Kurd, Turk, Arab, ‌Baloch, etc. together with many original music performances coming from each ethnicity’s distinctive history and background gives this festival a unique diversity and also represents the unity of different ethnic groups with different languages, dialects, and cultures in Iran.\nPreserving the originality of different Iranian ethnical music and familiarizing the young generation of Iran and the world with this rich heritage are the main objectives of this festival. The Iranian Folk Music Festival is held annually in Kerman, a historic city with rich culture, historic monuments, unique pristine nature, and hospitable people, which adds to this festival’s attraction. The historic sites provide the festival with exclusive spaces for music performances.\nThis festival, on its 12th round, is on 7-10 November 2019 and hosts about 200 musicians, both singers, and players, with their solo and ensemble performances from all around Iran. The festival also includes research-based meetings and research-based concerts by both Iranian and foreign ethnomusicologists.\n

The "Sadeh festival" is the largest fire celebration and one of the oldest known traditions in ancient Persia, which is celebrated forty days after the Yalda Night as thanksgiving for God's blessings by Zoroastrians.\nThis celebration is a sign of the importance of light, fire and energy in life, which begins with setting the fire on the top of mountains and roofs of houses near the sunset of the tenth of Bahman. The Sadeh festival is one of the great Iranian celebrations with no religious aspect and all the stories related to it are non-religious. This celebration would has been held by the kings, emirs and ordinary people from the pre-Islamic period, the Islamic era, until the late Khwarazmian era and the Mongol conquest and has continued to this day. There have been various narratives and opinions about the naming of the Sadeh and setting the fire.\nSadeh celebration is held in many cities and villages of Iran and by Zoroastrians residing in other countries with the gathering and the presence of Zoroastrian, Muslim, and Persian Jews and etc., in one place, with the establishment of a large fire outside the city and the implementation of the different programs. Today, according to the custom of this magnificent celebration in many regions of Iran despite the passing of thousands of years since the first Sadeh, no significant changes have been made in this celebration.

Traditional spring festive rites of the Kazakh horse breeders – taking place in Terisakkan Village in the Ulytau District of Karaganda Oblast – mark the end of the old and the beginning of the new yearly horse-breeding cycle. Rooted in traditional knowledge about nature and the age-old relations between man and horse, the rites involve skills inherited from nomadic ancestors, adapted to present-day reality. Preceded by year-long preparations, the main constituents of the practice are: ‘Biye baylau’ (literally, ‘tethering mares’), the ancient ‘first milking’ rite encompassing the separation of mares and foals from the herds, milking the mares, and celebrating with songs, dances and games; ‘Ayghyr kosu’ (figuratively, the ‘stallion’s marriage’), a recent rite for adjoining stallions in herds; and ‘Kymyz muryndyk’ (metaphorically, the ‘initiation of koumiss’), the ‘first koumiss sharing’ rite, opening the season of its production and sharing. The rites take around three weeks in total, until the koumiss sharing ceremonies, which take place in every household, are over. The rites open a new yearly cycle of reproduction and manifest traditional Kazakh hospitality.

Traditional spring festive rites of the Kazakh horse breeders – taking place in Terisakkan Village in the Ulytau District of Karaganda Oblast – mark the end of the old and the beginning of the new yearly horse-breeding cycle. Rooted in traditional knowledge about nature and the age-old relations between man and horse, the rites involve skills inherited from nomadic ancestors, adapted to present-day reality. Preceded by year-long preparations, the main constituents of the practice are: ‘Biye baylau’ (literally, ‘tethering mares’), the ancient ‘first milking’ rite encompassing the separation of mares and foals from the herds, milking the mares, and celebrating with songs, dances and games; ‘Ayghyr kosu’ (figuratively, the ‘stallion’s marriage’), a recent rite for adjoining stallions in herds; and ‘Kymyz muryndyk’ (metaphorically, the ‘initiation of koumiss’), the ‘first koumiss sharing’ rite, opening the season of its production and sharing. The rites take around three weeks in total, until the koumiss sharing ceremonies, which take place in every household, are over. The rites open a new yearly cycle of reproduction and manifest traditional Kazakh hospitality.

The festival is a celebration of regional cultures, with national foods, concerts, film screenings, fashion shows, and most notably, a large handicraft fair. Craftspeople, artists, vendors, and presenters hail from across Central Asia to share their unique cultures and celebrate regional diversity, bonds and friendship. In the mid-2000s, the Ministry of Culture of the Kyrgyz Republic announced a program titled 100 Cultural Activities aimed to create an array of events and activities within the country that would enrich cultural life and promote Kyrgyzstan as an attractive tourist destination. Our organization worked out the concept of such event, and after receiving little support from the Ministry of Culture of the Kyrgyz Republic, the first Oimo International Festival was held. Its initial mission was to celebrate and preserve folk art traditions and create economic opportunities for local craftspeople. Over the following years, the festival continued to develop and expand, with an increasing number of both exhibitors and attendees. As it grew, the Oimo International Festival became a vibrant international cultural event that seeks to bring people together from around the globe to celebrate culture and honor folk traditions.