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Mongolian Culture and HeritageThe culture of the Central Asian steppes expresses itself vividly in the lifestyle of traditional nomadic practices. Mongolian culture has been in practice in the nomadic life and the traditions surrounding the nomad’s home (ger). And it is present in religious celebrations, national festivals, art and crafts, music and dance, language and literature, which form the backbone of Mongolian intangible cultural heritage of Mongolia. Mongolia is filled with valuable cultural properties and intangible cultural heritage of humanity that have been kept or practiced for thousands of years.\n\nGer, Mongolian Traditional Dwelling\nThe traditional architecture of the Mongols differed strongly from that of the settled peoples of Asia and other continents. Centuries ago, there the ger, also known as a yurt, appeared. It still offers shelter to nomads in particular places in Central Asia. Its development and fundamental principles are determined by the specific features of the way of life of Mongol tribes, which made it necessary to evolve a light and collapsible structure to be used as a dwelling or for public functions.\n\nMongolian Language and Literature\nMongolian is the language of most of the Mongolian population and inner Mongolia. By origin, Mongolian is one of the Altaic family of languages, and the history of the Mongolian language is long and complicated. Significant literary work of early Mongolia includes The Secret History of the Mongols, which was published in 1228).\n\nMongolian Religion and Beliefs\nThe Mongols have practiced several religions, of which Shamanism and Buddhism were the most common. The faith in Mongolia is Buddhism, though the state and religion were separated during the socialist period, but with the transition to the parliamentary republic in the 1990s, there has been a general revival of faiths across the country\n\nMongolian Art and Crafts\nMongolian arts and crafts have been passed down across generations from the Paleolithic times to today, leaving behind deep impressions on all facets of life and conscious, aesthetic, and philosophical thinking. Highly developed Mongolian arts and crafts come from the second millennium BCE. The works included sculptured heads of wild animals with exaggerated features. Other items include knives, daggers, and other items of practical and religious use.\n\nMongolian Music and Dance\nMusic is an integral part of Mongolian culture. Among Mongolia’s unique contributions to the world’s musical culture are the long songs, overtone singing, and morin khuur (the horse-headed fiddle). The music of Mongolia is also rich with varieties related to the various ethnic groups of the country. Among the most popular forms of modern music in Mongolia are Western pop and rock genres and the mass songs written by contemporary authors in the form of folk songs.\n\nHorse Culture of Mongolia\nIt is famously known that horses play a large role in the Mongols’ daily and national lives. Common sayings are, “A Mongol without a horse is like a bird without wings,” and “Mongols are born on horseback” these are arguably true words. Even today, horse-based culture is still practiced by nomadic Mongolians.\n\nVisit https://www.toursmongolia.com/tours for additional information about Mongolian culture.\n\nPhoto 1 : Prairie meadow grass inner Mongolia traditional clothing © Batzaya Choijiljav\nPhoto 2~7 : © Batzaya ChoijiljavYear2020NationMongolia
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PROJECT “KALYAK – CHON-ALAI’S HERITAGE”A project to revive kalyak – the traditional female headdress, by involving the local community of Chon-Alay region, Osh province (Kyrgyzstan) to document and popularize, is being implemented by voluntary association “Uz Datkalar”, with the support of the Institute for Sustainable Development Strategy, public foundation. “Uz Datakalar” is a community of needlewomen of Sary-Mogol village, Chon-Alai region, Osh province.\n\n In the framework of the project, needlewomen of Kyrgyzstan visited the villages of Koono – Korgon, Yran – Kol, Kara-Kol, of Murghab region, Republic of Tajikistan. This is the village where ethnic Kyrgyz live. In the regional studies, needlewomen from Kyrgyzstan managed to record information on how to sew patterns on scarfs, the location of woven fringe, various methods of tying kalyak on the head, as well as to fix samples of skullcaps (kep takyya), dressing scarves (duruya jooluk), veils or wraps for the face (zhuz zhapky), towels (chachpak) and jewelry (asem buyumdary).\n\nFor the students of the schools of the village Sary-Mogol (Kyrgyzstan), 2 workshops were held on embroidering patterns of special dressing scarves (duruya) and frill embroideries (kyrgak) for headdress, on the basis of which 6 girls by themselves embroidered a dressing scarves “duruya jooluk” along their edges they embroidered a kyrgak.\n\nOn July 20, 2019, at the foot of Lenin Peak in Chon-Alai region, the “Journey to the Mountains” festival was held, at which “Uz Datakalar” participated and presented collection “Muras” (Heritage). In a theatrical performance, the ceremony “Seeing off the Bride” was performed using headdresses kalyak.\n\nIn order to show the skill of needlewomen working in the framework of the “KALYAK – CHON-ALAI HERITAGE” project, a network of special ART GALLERIES was opened in the villages of Daroot-Korgon, Kashka-Suu, Sary-Mogol (Kyrgyzstan). In this art gallery, all the conditions have been created so that women can learn the methods of tying kalyak , consolidate skills and spread their knowledge, improve all skills in manufacturing quality products, organize master classes for those who want to learn this type of art.\n\nPhoto : Community of Chon-Alay region, Osh province © AbdirahmanovaYear2020NationKyrgyzstan
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THE METALLIC THREAD OF MALAY EMBROIDERYHistorically, Malaysia (the Malay Peninsula) was known as the Golden Chersonese, and in the past, Malay populations lived in riverine and coastal settlements, which were some of the most important trading hubs in Southeast Asia. The Malay maritime empire was once a large kingdom, stretching from the coast of Vietnam and Cambodia to Southern Thailand, the Malay Peninsula, Singapore, Borneo, Sumatra, Riau, Sulawesi, and Southern Philippines. Across the Malay-speaking world, fabrics embellished with gold were for the rich and powerful, such as the ruler of the kingdom. Besides the golden fabric, songket, Malay embroideries were mostly used by nobility and royals. In the fifteenth century, the Melaka Sultanate instituted sumptuary laws governing the types of ornaments and colors for interior and soft furnishings, such as curtain fringes, bolster ends, cushions, prayer mats and other items. Across the Malay world, the numbers of dais, bolsters, and layers of siting mats, were associated with a certain hierarchy, varying across the regions.Year2018NationSouth Korea