Koshok—Traditional Kyrgyz Lamentation
The film is about a traditional Kyrgyz form of folklore—lamentation (koshok). Experts talk about the contents of Kyrgyz lamentation, the situations in which koshok is performed (lamenting the deceased or the bride, when she is sent to the groom’s family) and about how to perform traditional lamentation.
#wailing
#song
#oral
#folk art
#funeral
#rituals
#wedding ceremony
Kyrgyzstan
2017