Day 61 & 62: At Chabysh, The Krygyz Horse Festival
The life of the Krygyz revoloves around horses and horses are the wings of the krygyz. I attended a 2 days horse festival which is the HIGHLIGHT of my trip in Krygyzstan. I specially extended my visa for this event so you should know that it is really worth it.
All the events at this festival are in relation with the krygyz traditions and I shall introduce them to you one by one. They are all very interesting.
EVENT NUMBER 1: Horseback Wrestling. The is an event where man fight each other while riding on horses. The one who falls off the horseback loses. Warriors were present, heros were born. We should not forget the fact that the Krygyz are the descendents of Ghankis Khan.
Doudging.
Good move with the horse.
YOU LOSE!!
EVENT NUMBER 2: Kyz Kuumai or Kiss The Girl. In this event, the guy has to catch up with the girl and kiss her while galloping. Next, the girl will have to catch up with the guy and hit him back while galloping for kissing her.
Now lets see the first couple. He had caught up with her.
And he kissed her!!
Now thats a victory!!
Now girl is trying to hit the guy. Can she do it?
She missed!!!
And so he got away....
Now lets see the next couple. Hmmm... Oh no... she is too fast for him..
And he is too fast for her too... No wonder they are an item.
How about the next couple? Oh he had caught up with her.
And he kiss her once...
twice.... HAHA.. nice...
And he must be happy...
But not for long.. now he is gonna get it from her... haha.. Si Kin Na.. Mai Zao!!! :P
Every couple is just enjoying themselves and having fun!!
EVENT NUMBER 3: Manas Epic. The Manas Epic is Krygyzstan's most important culture treasure and is also one of the world's greatest oral poem. It has half a million lines of verse!!! The event is about reciting this great poem. Damn.. How to remember half a million lines?? Well, but they did it...
He is my favourite. He is so into the poem when he recites it.
EVENT NUMBER 4: Pick Up the coin. The event is about the skill of horse riding. Competitors are to gallop along a fix route and at the same time picking up coins from the ground without falling off the horse. This requires accurate and precise timing.
EVENT NUMBER 5: "Ulak Tartysh" or "Kok Boru" or Goat Snatching. It is a national horse game. Bascially it is like playing rugby. But instead of on foot, you are on horse. Instead of using a ball, a live goat is used.
Here is the sheep.
Off to the game.
Now the game has started. All of them are going after the guy with the ball, erm.. I mean sheep.
GOAL!!
Wait a minute!! Did you see that?
Lets see it again. He is coming for the sheep.
And he got it. He is snatching it. But did you see that? Where is the head of the sheep? It is gone!!
Lets take a closer look.
Ya.. The sheep is confirmed dead.. It is now headless. It is dead meat.. What a game. Sheep snatching, anyone?
So, who are these people who plays such a bloody game? Hmm.. they are the descendents of the great ghankis khan. They life revoloves around horses. They are the son of warriors. Lets take a closer look at them.
Men or woman, they ride horses.
And if you are a kid, you start by riding a donkey.
Hey, dont be lazy. Get up and start riding.
I said get up, not stand up.
Erm, aint you too old to be riding a donkey? But you look cute on it. HAha..
And ofcourse, after riding for so many years, the krygyz have great riding skills.
Not only do they ride, they hunt.
And they also hunt with eagles. Eagles are their best hunting mates.
Here are more photos of them.
And where do they live? In a yurt ofcourse. In a yurt in the mountains. The following are photos of their yurts, both inside and the surroundings. I was happy that I had the chnace to lunch in the yurt.
The following are random pictures taken during these 2 days of event.
The guesthouse I stayed at, which is very far from this event location.
On the way there.
Random pictures.
Fellow travellers I met. Canadians.
The canadians going off.
Group photo with the teachers.
My favourite.
At night, back in the guesthouse, we had nothing much to do. Anna did some knitting.
While we played poker with m&m as chips. I also taught them how to play "Chua Dai Dee".
Owner of the guesthouse.
Press busy shooting off with their big guns at the event.
Who left the food here?
Haha... My turn to ride a donkey.
Oh no.. he look sad... okok.. I will get off.
Did you just picked that up from a pile of shit??
Muslim cemetery.
I love this classic bike!!!
Childrens.
This 2 days event is indeed worth the money I spent to extend my visa. I hope you enjoyed looking at these photos as much as I had enjoyed the event. I also hope that you had gain some knowledge about the krygyz life. Here, I had presented you an insight into the krygyz culture and traditions without being there youself. I hope you felt as good as you were actually present at the event yourself.
Stay tuned for more exciting photos!!!
*Click HERE to return to the Main Page of The Cold Journey.*
All the events at this festival are in relation with the krygyz traditions and I shall introduce them to you one by one. They are all very interesting.
EVENT NUMBER 1: Horseback Wrestling. The is an event where man fight each other while riding on horses. The one who falls off the horseback loses. Warriors were present, heros were born. We should not forget the fact that the Krygyz are the descendents of Ghankis Khan.
Doudging.
Good move with the horse.
YOU LOSE!!
EVENT NUMBER 2: Kyz Kuumai or Kiss The Girl. In this event, the guy has to catch up with the girl and kiss her while galloping. Next, the girl will have to catch up with the guy and hit him back while galloping for kissing her.
Now lets see the first couple. He had caught up with her.
And he kissed her!!
Now thats a victory!!
Now girl is trying to hit the guy. Can she do it?
She missed!!!
And so he got away....
Now lets see the next couple. Hmmm... Oh no... she is too fast for him..
And he is too fast for her too... No wonder they are an item.
How about the next couple? Oh he had caught up with her.
And he kiss her once...
twice.... HAHA.. nice...
And he must be happy...
But not for long.. now he is gonna get it from her... haha.. Si Kin Na.. Mai Zao!!! :P
Every couple is just enjoying themselves and having fun!!
EVENT NUMBER 3: Manas Epic. The Manas Epic is Krygyzstan's most important culture treasure and is also one of the world's greatest oral poem. It has half a million lines of verse!!! The event is about reciting this great poem. Damn.. How to remember half a million lines?? Well, but they did it...
He is my favourite. He is so into the poem when he recites it.
EVENT NUMBER 4: Pick Up the coin. The event is about the skill of horse riding. Competitors are to gallop along a fix route and at the same time picking up coins from the ground without falling off the horse. This requires accurate and precise timing.
EVENT NUMBER 5: "Ulak Tartysh" or "Kok Boru" or Goat Snatching. It is a national horse game. Bascially it is like playing rugby. But instead of on foot, you are on horse. Instead of using a ball, a live goat is used.
Here is the sheep.
Off to the game.
Now the game has started. All of them are going after the guy with the ball, erm.. I mean sheep.
GOAL!!
Wait a minute!! Did you see that?
Lets see it again. He is coming for the sheep.
And he got it. He is snatching it. But did you see that? Where is the head of the sheep? It is gone!!
Lets take a closer look.
Ya.. The sheep is confirmed dead.. It is now headless. It is dead meat.. What a game. Sheep snatching, anyone?
So, who are these people who plays such a bloody game? Hmm.. they are the descendents of the great ghankis khan. They life revoloves around horses. They are the son of warriors. Lets take a closer look at them.
Men or woman, they ride horses.
And if you are a kid, you start by riding a donkey.
Hey, dont be lazy. Get up and start riding.
I said get up, not stand up.
Erm, aint you too old to be riding a donkey? But you look cute on it. HAha..
And ofcourse, after riding for so many years, the krygyz have great riding skills.
Not only do they ride, they hunt.
And they also hunt with eagles. Eagles are their best hunting mates.
Here are more photos of them.
And where do they live? In a yurt ofcourse. In a yurt in the mountains. The following are photos of their yurts, both inside and the surroundings. I was happy that I had the chnace to lunch in the yurt.
The following are random pictures taken during these 2 days of event.
The guesthouse I stayed at, which is very far from this event location.
On the way there.
Random pictures.
Fellow travellers I met. Canadians.
The canadians going off.
Group photo with the teachers.
My favourite.
At night, back in the guesthouse, we had nothing much to do. Anna did some knitting.
While we played poker with m&m as chips. I also taught them how to play "Chua Dai Dee".
Owner of the guesthouse.
Press busy shooting off with their big guns at the event.
Who left the food here?
Haha... My turn to ride a donkey.
Oh no.. he look sad... okok.. I will get off.
Did you just picked that up from a pile of shit??
Muslim cemetery.
I love this classic bike!!!
Childrens.
This 2 days event is indeed worth the money I spent to extend my visa. I hope you enjoyed looking at these photos as much as I had enjoyed the event. I also hope that you had gain some knowledge about the krygyz life. Here, I had presented you an insight into the krygyz culture and traditions without being there youself. I hope you felt as good as you were actually present at the event yourself.
Stay tuned for more exciting photos!!!
*Click HERE to return to the Main Page of The Cold Journey.*
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