On 9th and 10th July 2024, the Regional Research Centre for Safeguarding Intangible Cultural Heritage in West and Central Asia
The Kazakhstan National ICH Committee would like to announce the annual local festival KOKMAISA-2024, which launches on 29 June place
Orteke is an indigenous Kazakh performing art that combines theatre, music and puppetry. This folk art entails a music performance
The Telling Tradition of Nasreddin Anecdotes refers to the social practices and festivals around the telling of anecdotes attributed to
Falconry is the traditional art and practice of training and flying falcons (and sometimes eagles, hawks, buzzards and other birds
Traditional intelligence and strategy game: Togyzqumalaq, Toguz Korgool, Mangala/Göçürme is a traditional game which can be played on special boards
The epic culture, folk tales and music of Dede Qorqud/Korkyt Ata/Dede Korkut are based on twelve heroic legends, stories and
Traditional spring festive rites of the Kazakh horse breeders – taking place in Terisakkan Village in the Ulytau District of
Kazakh traditional Assyk games are an ancient tradition in Kazakhstan. Each player has their own set of ‘Assyks’, traditionally made
Kuresi in Kazakhstan is a type of wrestling that requires players to battle it out on foot, the objective being
The culture of making and sharing flatbread in communities of Azerbaijan, Iran, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Turkey carries social functions that
New Year is often a time when people wish for prosperity and new beginnings. March 21 marks the start of