Sumanak is a special spring halva for the Navruz festive table. Sumanak is a delicious and healthy dish that restores strength and cheerfulness, which may have been lost during the winter. In the process of cooking, it is necessary to stir constantly the big skimmer. As a rule, this is usually done by women.

Traditional folk craft related to making big plates with wood. Except of plates masters make wooden spoon, skimmer and etc. For making wooden plates mas-ters take wood of willow or walnut tree and applying in a electrical tool cut and plane it.

Traditional folk craft related to making big plates with wood. Except of plates masters make wooden spoon, skimmer and etc. For making wooden plates mas-ters take wood of willow or walnut tree and applying in a electrical tool cut and plane it.

This booklet was supported by the Central Asia-ICHCAP Joint Cooperative Project (2011 to 2014) and funded by the International Information and Networking Centre for Intangible Cultural Heritage in the Asia-Pacific Region under the auspices of UNESCO and the Cultural Heritage Administration of Korea.