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🌀 Ongoing Work on the Traditional Crafts Database: Active efforts continue to establish a comprehensive database of traditional Kyrgyz crafts. Researchers Mirlan Zholdoshev and Ruslan Junusov are currently finalizing fieldwork in Batken region, where they have conducted meetings and interviews with local artisans and craftsmen. Soon, the Aigine Cultural Research Center team, together with field researchers, will begin analyzing and structuring the collected data. The Kyrgyz-language terminology for the “Traditional Crafts” domain of the National Inventory of Intangible Cultural Heritage will be developed and approved, followed by translation of the…

💭 Meeting with the writer Ryspek Kachkeev (“Ayan – Signs Around Us”):On February 26, a meeting with the writer Ryspek Kachkeev took place at the office of the Aigine Cultural Research Center, organized by our partner Temirbek Toktogaziev. Ryspek Omoyevich shared his personal journey and talked about how he became involved in the world of ayan. According to him, ayan are signs that surround us everywhere, yet not everyone is capable of noticing them. 👩🏻‍💻 Working meeting on the development of a digital database of Kyrgyzstan’s traditional crafts:On February 25,…

🌄 Online Presentation on the Impact of Climate Change on Intangible Cultural Heritage On February 18, the Aigine Cultural Research Center participated in the second online presentation of the working group “Intangible Cultural Heritage, Climate Change, and the Environment.” Aybek Samakov presented the results of a 2023 study conducted in collaboration with the Suuchular initiative group, supported by the Pawanka Fund. The discussion focused on the effects of climate change on traditional knowledge, including the decline in apricot yields in Batken and the increase in livestock diseases in Naryn, which…

📒 Studying Works Created Based on Ayan:The Aigine Cultural Research Center has begun researching books whose authors claim that their works were written under the influence of ancestral spirits and other spiritual forces. Such works can be seen as a modern continuation of the ancient practice of ayan aluu—receiving messages from spirits—which has historically been linked to oral tradition, including the narration of the Manas epic. We seek to understand the meanings these texts convey today, which is why we engage in conversations with their authors and analyze their works.…