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Traditional knowledge related to the Kyrgyz ornaments
The ornament adorns all the objects surrounding the Kyrgyz from the moment of birth to the end of life. Nowadays, ornaments are very popular and used not only for decorating yurts and utensils but also for festive attires, jewelry, and souvenirs. Kyrgyz gave the patterns their own names identifying them with elements of their own and surroundings in the world around them. The shape of the symbols has reached us through the ages, almost unchanged. Kyrgyz ornaments include simple geometrical symbols, floral patterns, images of animals (both living and fantastic), nature, and stylized images of people. One of the most popular patterns are: ram’s horns, which repeats the image of this animal and represents prosperity or Umai ene, winged woman with a child, a spirit that represents fertility and protects mothers and babies. There are several types of Kyrgyz ornamental patterns: 1.\tPatterns symbolizing landscapes and other natural objects and processes such as Earth, a spring, eternal movement, Sun, Venus, star constellations, day and night, equinox; 2.\tPatterns symbolizing elements of animal kingdom such as raven claw, goose foot, ram horns, goat horns, a bird wing, a dog tail; 3.\tPatterns symbolizing elements of flora such as almond, clover, pomegranate, tulip; 4.\tPatterns symbolizing household objects as a comb, a lock, tip of a knife, köökör, a vessel for fermented milk; 5.\tPatterns with anthropomorphic elements.
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Việc lề ancestral worship ritual
To commemorate the ancestors who came from the Central region to the South to reclaim land and establish hamlets, the families in Long An have the custom of providing offerings on their death anniversary - a party to worship Việc lề. They worship ancestors, grandparents, landowners (Ngung Man Nương), and gods related to land and spirits. The ceremony is presided over by the head of the family or the head of the branch of the family. The worship day is not fixed, usually during leisure time. Most of them arrange offerings on an almond cushion or a sedge mat spread out on the ground in front of the house. Offerings include Ám Porridge (porridge cooked with snakehead fish scaled with a bamboo knife, without cutting off the fins or tail), grilled snakehead fish, tam sên (duck eggs, boiled pork belly, shrimp; or snails, crab, shrimp). In addition to the above dishes, each family and locality has other dishes according to schedule. Offerings are placed on tree leaves, chopsticks are small tree branches, sedge stems or reed stems, and spoons are replaced with banana stems or pieces of pandan leaves. All to commemorate the first days of land clearing and hardship of our ancestors. The celebrant prays to the ancestors, then according to family hierarchy, each person comes to bow. Burning incense, the celebrant turns it into gold, spreads rice and salt, and floats a banana raft (a model of a small boat with rice, salt, votive paper, and jars of fresh water on the boat) with offerings, symbolizing food to send off. bring ancestors. Finally, there is a communal meal for family members.
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Chakan, embroidery art in the Republic of Tajikistan
The art of chakan embroidery is a kind of sewing ornaments, image of flowers and symbolic drawings with colorful threads on cotton or silk fabrics. Chakan embroidery is used to decorate women’s shirts, pillows, bed spreads, head scarves, towels, curtains and coverlets for cradles. In the chakan embroidery art, there are symbolic depictions and mythological images related to the surrounded nature and cosmos, which express people’s wishes and hopes. Each ornament has special name and meaning, for example, pomegranate flower, willow leaves, almond, tulip, cockscomb, nightingale, peacock’s tail, moon, star, sun, cloud and so on. Process of chakan embroidery consists of selection of textile and threads, drawing ornaments, doing the needlepoint images, and sewing clothes. The threads were prepared in the past from cotton and silk fibers, and colored them with natural paints prepared with some kinds of plants and minerals. Now, chakan dress makers use fabric threads for needlework. In the Khatlon region chakan shirt is an important dress of brides. Every bride should have chakan embroidered curtain and pillows as well. Grooms during wedding ceremony will put on tāqi – the national skulp-cap with chakan embroidery. In houses of the Khatlon are hang chakan embroidered needlework curtains. During the traditional festival and holy days Tajik women and girls wear chakan dress. Musical folklore groups and dancing ensembles of Tajikistan widely use chakan embroidered dress in the scene. Annualy in Tajikistan are held festivals and competitions of traditional costumes titled "Jilvai chakan".
Tajikistan 2018
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HALVOI SHIRI
A kind halva which is cooked with milk, sugar and grind of almond or walnut.
Tajikistan
ICH Materials 19
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Chest making
Sandiq (chest) is a household item which is designated to keep housing implements, clothes, jewellery and others. It is mainly prepared from wood and decorated with sliced iron sheets.The chests that are decorated with kochqorak, shash, pike-like, almond-like and other patterns are is bright example of applied art. The markets of Bukhara, Samarkand, Tashkent, Kokand, Margilan, Urgench and other cities of Uzbekistan have special chest stores where different types of chests are made and sold.The art of making a chest is also taught by the teacher in traditional way. Every master teaches his apprentice the secrets of making the chest and the decorations that are given to it.n
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Chest making
Sandiq (chest) is a household item which is designated to keep housing implements, clothes, jewellery and others. It is mainly prepared from wood and decorated with sliced iron sheets.The chests that are decorated with kochqorak, shash, pike-like, almond-like and other patterns are is bright example of applied art. The markets of Bukhara, Samarkand, Tashkent, Kokand, Margilan, Urgench and other cities of Uzbekistan have special chest stores where different types of chests are made and sold.The art of making a chest is also taught by the teacher in traditional way. Every master teaches his apprentice the secrets of making the chest and the decorations that are given to it.n
Uzbekistan
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2009 Field Survey Report: Intangible Cultural Heritage Safeguarding Efforts in Uzbekistan
Based on the ICHCAP Field Survey on Intangible Cultural Heritage Safeguarding Efforts in some East and Central Asian countries from 2009 to 2012, this summary provides a brief overview on the ICH situation in Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, and Kazakhstan . The summary focuses mainly on ICH safeguarding systems, safeguarding policies, and ICH inventories as well as on pending issues and the urgent safeguarding needs of these countries. Moreover, information on the main entities in charge of ICH safeguarding and opinions of each country on the issue of community involvement are provided. To give a quick overview these countries’ participation in ICH safeguarding at the international level, some additional information related to UNESCO is specified as well. This survey report offers a large sample of the diverse ICH situations in East Asian and Central Asian countries. Although each country has a different background on issue of intangible heritage, depending on its cultural, economic, and socio-political situation, the countries participating in the survey share a commonality: They are post-communist countries that were once under the Soviet system. Moreover, they share a traditional culture shaped by nomadic pastoralism that offers a variety of cultural similarities. For instance, they keep an ancient and rich tradition of epic singing, and they are highly concerned about this oral heritage as it is on the brink of disappearance. In this sense, they have much to exchange and share in regards to safeguarding ICH. The countries participating in the survey are concerned with the threats against their ICH, but most of these nations are in the early process of defining ICH and establishing independent national ICH lists. At the same time, each country expresses a high degree of motivation and encouragement for safeguarding ICH, sharing experiences, and participating in international cooperation programmes. Apart from the main subject, a brief glimpse is taken on the situation of intellectual property in ICH safeguarding in each country. Compared to the Southwest Asian countries that participated in the field survey, the East Asian and Central Asian countries provided little information on intellectual property issues, so it is recommended that ICHCAP undertake the Field Survey on Intellectual Property Issues in the Process of ICH Information Building and Information Sharing in some countries to see their status on this subject.\n\n- Ratified the ICH Convention in 2008; survey conducted in 2009 and updated in 2014.\n- As of March 2018, has 6 ICH elements on the RL, 1 element as GSP, and no accredited NGOs.
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Maritime Living Heritage-Building Sustainable Livelihood and Ecosystems in the Asia-Pacific Region
This book is the outcomes of the 2020 Expert Meeting for Building Network on Maritime ICH, or ICH Webinar Series on Maritime ICH, which held on October 29-30, 2020. It was hosted by ICHCAP in collaboration with UNESCO Apia Office and sponsored by the Cultural Heritage Administration of the Republic of Korea. The theme of the webinar series is “Maritime Living Heritage – Building Sustainable Livelihoods and Ecosystems in the Asia-Pacific Region.”\n\nThe webinar is divided into two sessions, in which scholars, relevant NGOs, and practitioners of maritime ICH were invited to present cases and studies on the state of maritime ICH in the region, as well as relevant safeguarding activities. On the first day of the webinar, it focuses on traditional maritime skills and knowledge for inclusive social and economic development. On the second day, it examines how living heritage is used to enhance environmental sustainability and to achieve resilience.
South Korea 2020
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O LE VA‘A TĀ PALOLO – THE PALOLO FISHING CANOEBuilding a canoe for the palolo rise, an event that occurs twice in a year, is rarely described and documented in moving and still images. With accompanying text capturing knowledge shared by a Master Craftsman, Lesā Motusaga of Sa‘anapu village in Samoa, this paper provides insights into the Intangible Cultural Heritage associated with the building of a paopao, dugout canoe, for a rich fishing tradition. \nPalolo, a delicacy that rises pre-dawn from coral beds seven days after the full moon in October and November, is known as the caviar of the Pacific, an apt description given the high price people are willing to \npay for this rare seafood. Briefly, it is a seafood with significant socio-cultural value now enjoying high, if not inflated, economic value. \n\nThe natural environment is not a typical classroom but is, insofar as Intangible Cultural Heritage is concerned, an important setting where knowledge is transmitted, particularly knowledge of the environment and tapu or sa, the sacred laws or forbidden acts designed for its protection and conservation.Year2020NationSouth Korea
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Achieving Sustainable Development in Communities through Traditional Irrigation and Weaving: Indonesian Heritage Trust and Safeguarding Intangible Heritage of Indonesia in Bali and East Nusa Tenggara"Comprising more than 17,500 islands, 1,300 ethnici- ties, and over 500 vernacular languages, Indonesia is blessed with an incredibly diverse heritage, both nat- ural and cultural, tangible and intangible. However, this also poses a tremendous challenge, particularly when it comes to safeguarding and conserving such a colorful collection of heritage. Badan Pelestarian Pusaka Indonesia (BPPI, the Indonesian Heritage Trust) was founded to answer the challenges of safeguarding Indonesia’s diverse heritage. It is a nonprofit organization comprised of heritage practitioners and advocates who share the common goal of safeguarding the sustainability of Indonesia’s natural, cultural, as well as landscape."Year2020NationSouth Korea