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chavgon
ICH Elements 4
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CHAVGONBOZI, guybozi
Polo game. A kind of traditional team sport with a ball, in which participants played on horseback and move the ball down the field with a special stick. The aim of the game is to hit the opponent's greatest number of times.
Tajikistan -
CHAVGONI PIYODA, chavgonbozi, guybozi
Hockey - a traditional team sport, which is played by two teams, using sticks and a hard plastic ball. The goal is to drive with the help of the stick the ball in the opposite's goal.
Tajikistan -
Folk games
Games are those forms of individual or team competition, played to a decision according to agreed upon rules. They are voluntary and nonproductive and are played outside everyday reality, in their own territories by their own characters. Uzbek folk games, in terms of features, prevalent in them, are classified as follows: • Hunting games (Gang, Jambil, Lappak, Oshiq, Khappak, Chirgizak) • Shepherds' games (Tuptosh, Kotarma tosh, Echki oyin, Chopon va shoqol, Qadama tayoq, Chillik, Podachi, Chanta, Chuv-chuv, etc.) • Games associated with crafts (Dandarak, Charkhpalak, Besh barmoq, Paqilloq, Lanka, Chighiriq, Uzuk soldi, Varrak, Sartarosh, Koz boghlar, etc.) • Games associated with agriculture (Palakhmon, Jon burgam, Somon sepdi, Chanoq oyin, Shaftoli shaker, Qoriqchi, etc.) • Imitation games (Khola-khola, Topaloq, Kim oladi-yo, Ayiq oyin, Khoroz urushtirish, Oqsoq turna, Bosari, Asalari, Ghozlar, etc.) • Action games (Chunka shuvoq, Chim otish, Kim tex, Hurkach, Tufaloq, Chori chambar, Mushuk-sichqon, Yoghoch oyoq, Durra olish, Khalinchak, etc.) • Word games (Kim chaqqon, Bolkon-bolkon, Botmon-botmon, Juftmi-toq, Oq quyonim alomat, Oq terakmi, kok terak, Pirr etdi, etc.) • Games played during get-togethers (Gap-gashtak, Topik oyin, Podsho-vazir, Podsho-oghri, Arshi alo, etc.) • Folk wrestling and the games associated with it (Milliy kurash, Polvonbozlik, Yelkada kurash, Bel olish kurashi, etc.) • Riders' games (Chavgon, Uloq-kopkari, Piyoda poyga, Oltin qoboq, Shoghuloq, Qiz quvish, Eshak mindi, etc.)
Uzbekistan -
Chavgan Game
Chavgon is a traditional equestrian team game in Uzbekistan, historically played by skilled riders who use wooden mallets to strike a leather ball while riding horses. The game combines elements of sport, ritual, and performing art, requiring not only physical agility and horsemanship but also strategic coordination and rhythmic group movement. Known as a symbol of strength, unity, and celebration, Chavgon is traditionally held during festive gatherings, weddings, and national holidays, especially in rural and pastoral regions. It is commonly accompanied by live music, cheering crowds, and sometimes ceremonial song or narration, turning the event into a community-wide performance. While once widespread across Central Asia, the tradition of Chavgon has survived most strongly in Uzbekistan due to continued transmission within horse-breeding families, equestrian clubs, and cultural revival efforts. In recent years, it has also been reintroduced in festivals and youth sports programs, preserving its status as both a physical discipline and a living expression of cultural heritage.
Uzbekistan
ICH Materials 9
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CHAVGONBOZI, guybozi
Polo game. A kind of traditional team sport with a ball, in which participants played on horseback and move the ball down the field with a special stick. The aim of the game is to hit the opponent's greatest number of times.\n
Tajikistan -
CHAVGONBOZI, guybozi
Polo game. A kind of traditional team sport with a ball, in which participants played on horseback and move the ball down the field with a special stick. The aim of the game is to hit the opponent's greatest number of times.\n
Tajikistan