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UNESCO: Representative List (2009) URL: http://www.unesco... Description: Novruz, Nowrouz, Nooruz, Navruz, Nauroz or Nevruz marks the New Year and the beginning of spring across a vast geographical area covering, inter alia, Azerbaijan, India, Iran, Kyrgyzstan, Pakistan, Turkey and Uzbekistan. It is celebrated on 21 March every year, a date originally determined by astronomical calculations. Novruz is associated with various local traditions, such as the evocation of Jamshid, a mythological king of Iran, and numerous tales and legends. The rites that accompany the festivity vary from place to place, ranging from leaping over fires and streams in Iran to tightrope walking, leaving lit candles at house doors, traditional games such as horse racing or the traditional wrestling practised in Kyrgyzstan. Songs and dances are common to almost all the regions, as are semi-sacred family or public meals. Children are the primary beneficiaries of the festivities and take part in a number of activities, such as decorating hard-boiled eggs. Women play a key role in organizing Novruz and passing on its traditions. Novruz promotes the values of peace and solidarity between generations and within families, as well as reconciliation and neighbourliness, thus contributing to cultural diversity and friendship among peoples and various communities. Country(ies): Azerbaijan; India; Iran (Islamic Republic of); Kyrgyzstan; Pakistan; Turkey; Uzbekistan © ""Competent Bodies of the Submitting States Parties (cf 8.c of the Main File) •Azerbaijan: Department of Cultural Policy of Ministry of Culture and Tourism •Iran: Iranian Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts, and Tourism Organization, Deputy in Cultural Heritage, Directorate for the Inscription of the Historical, Cultural, and Natural Heritage, the Iranian National Commission for UNESCO •Kyrgyz Republic: Ministry of Culture and Information •Turkey: Ministry of Culture and Tourism, Directorate General of Education and Research, Intangible Cultural Heritage Section •Uzbekistan: Department of the Folklore of the Ministry of Culture and Sports, Fine Arts Research Institute of the Academy of Arts, National Commission of Uzbekistan for UNESCO"" Duration: 00:42:38 - Support: DVD (0028200008)
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UNESCO: Urgent Safeguarding List (2009) URL: http://www.unesco... Description: Ca trù is a complex form of sung poetry found in the north of Viet Nam using lyrics written in traditional Vietnamese poetic forms. Ca trù groups comprise three performers: a female singer who uses breathing techniques and vibrato to create unique ornamented sounds, while playing the clappers or striking a wooden box, and two instrumentalists who produce the deep tone of a three-stringed lute and the strong sounds of a praise drum. Some Ca trù performances also include dance. The varied forms of Ca trù fulfill different social purposes, including worship singing, singing for entertainment, singing in royal palaces and competitive singing. Ca trù has fifty-six different musical forms or melodies, each of which is called thể cách. Folk artists transmit the music and poems that comprise Ca trù pieces by oral and technical transmission, formerly, within their family line, but now to any who wish to learn. Ongoing wars and insufficient awareness caused Ca trù to fall into disuse during the twentieth century. Although the artists have made great efforts to transmit the old repertoire to younger generations, Ca trù is still under threat of being lost due to the diminishing number and age of practitioners. Country(ies): Viet Nam © 2008 Vietnamese Institute for Musicology, Hanoi, Vietnam Duration: 01:01:44 - Support: DVD (0030900017)
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UNESCO: Representative List (2009) URL: http://www.unesco... Description: On July 17 every year, the Gion Festival in Kyoto in central Japan culminates in a grand procession of ''yamahoko,'' floats known as moving museums because of their elaborate decoration with tapestries and wooden and metal ornaments. The festival is held by the Yasaka Shrine in the neighbourhood of Gion and the thirty-two floats are built by the residents of the citys self-governing districts, who have transmitted the tradition for many years. Each district works with musicians to play in the orchestras that accompany the parade as well as diverse artisans to assemble, decorate and disassemble the floats, which proceed in an order determined each year by lottery. The floats come in two varieties: ''yama'' floats with platforms decorated to resemble mountains and ''hoko'' floats dominated by tall wooden poles originally intended to summon the Plague God so that he could be transformed into a protective spirit through music, dance and worship. Today, the yamahoko parade is a representative urban summer festival showcasing the creative spirit and artistry of the float-building districts and providing entertainment for the entire city. Country(ies): Japan © 2008 by Foundation for Gion Festival Preservation Associations Duration: 00:00:00 - Support: DVD (0026900008)
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UNESCO: Representative List (2009) URL: http://www.unesco... Description: The art of Azerbaijani Ashiqs combines poetry, storytelling, dance and vocal and instrumental music into a traditional performance art that stands as a symbol of Azerbaijani culture. Characterized by the accompaniment of the ''saz,'' a stringed musical instrument, the classical repertoire includes 200 songs, 150 literary-musical compositions known as ''dastans,'' nearly 2,000 poems in different traditional poetic forms and numerous stories. The regional variations may include other musical instruments, but all are united by a common national language and artistic history. Ashiqs take part in weddings, friendly parties and festive events throughout the Caucasus and appear on concert stages, radio and television, sometimes synthesizing classical melodies with contemporary ones as they continue to recreate their repertoire. Their art is considered an emblem of national identity and the guardian of Azerbaijani language, literature and music. Even as Ashiqs represent the consciousness of a people, they also help to promote cultural exchange and dialogue: Kurds, Lezhins, Talishes, Tats and other ethnic groups living in the country often perform the Ashiqs art, and their poems and songs have spread across the region. Country(ies): Azerbaijan © 2008 by M. Alakbarzade - Jafarova / Azerbaijan Ministry of Culture & Tourism Duration: 00:22:29 - Support: DVD (0025300008)
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UNESCO: Representative List (2009) URL: http://www.unesco... Description: Katta Ashula (literally big song) is a type of traditional song that forms part of the identity of various peoples of the Ferghana Valley in Uzbekistan, which is also home to Tajiks, Uyghurs and Turks, and of some regions of Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Kazakhstan. An original genre, Katta Ashula combines performing arts, singing, instrumental music, Eastern poetry and sacred rites. It covers a range of subjects, from love to philosophical and theological concepts of the universe and nature, while leaving some room for improvisation. Transmitted orally from master to pupil from one generation to another during a demanding apprenticeship, it is interpreted by a minimum of two and a maximum of five singers. Nowadays, Katta Ashula is an important expression of Uzbek cultural identity that can promote dialogue between cultures. To keep this tradition viable, festivals, contests and various other activities already organized by the Government of Uzbekistan and the local authorities are to be reinforced through the introduction of programmes for transmitting the tradition to young people and research (creation of a database, organization of conferences, publications, etc.). Country(ies): Uzbekistan © 2008 by Rustambek Abdullaev Duration: 00:51:56 - Support: DVD (0028800005)
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