On 13 March 2022 Cholponai UG represented as a guest speaker and delivered a presentation on Safeguarding of Practices and Rare Rituals Related to Sacred Sites in Kyrgyzstan implemented in 2018-2020 with the support of the International Assistance program of the UNESCO ICH Fund. Aigine CRC’s project was selected as one of the best examples of community-based inventorying of ICH. The presentation touched upon the concept of pilgrimage practices and rituals, decades-long history of Aigine CRC’s research on sacred sites, current risks and challenges, need for and development of safeguarding…
