From 13 to 15 April 2021, the Aigine CRC team, alongside traditional knowledge bearers and practitioners from Issyk-Kul, Bishkek and Talas, made their first field trip to the petroglyph site in the village of Ak-Bulun, Ak-Suu district, Issyk-Kul province. This field visit was dedicated to studying petroglyphs by means of receiving ayans, or spiritual visions and messages within the project “Ayans, their Interpretations and Social Power” supported by the Worldwide Indigenous Science Network. Upon their arrival at the site, the practitioners carried out the jyt chygaruu ritual, or making sacrificial…
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Aigine CRC's participation in the International Symposium on Tugging Games and Rituals
On April 9 and 10, 2021, Aigine CRC, represented by Cholponai U-G, took part in the International Symposium on Tugging Games and Rituals, organized by the International Information and Networking Center for ICH in the Asian Pacific Region under the auspices of UNESCO (ICHCAP). The symposium was held online with the participation of researchers, experts and practitioners from Vietnam, Cambodia, Kyrgyzstan, the Philippines and South Korea. The symposium was timed to coincide with the 5th anniversary of the introduction of the joint nomination of the five countries of the Asia-Pacific…
Collaboration between Aigine CRC and the Indonesian Heritage Cities Network
Aigine CRC, represented by Gulnara Aitpaeva, took part online in the 5th pre-congress of the Indonesian Heritage Cities Network, which took place on March 29-30 in Banda Aceh (Pre-Gongress V of the Indonesian Heritage Cities Network). In the report “Documentation and protection of the natural and cultural heritage of Kyrgyzstan. Successful ICH nominations in UNESCO ”Aigine Center presented the experience of cooperation of the organization with the National Commission for UNESCO in the Kyrgyz Republic on inventory and preservation of the intangible cultural heritage (ICH). On the example of the…
The first kick-off meeting within the framework of the project on “Ayans, their Interpretations and Social Power”
The first kick-off meeting within the framework of the project on “Ayans, their Interpretations and Social Power” took place on 24 March at Aigine CRC. The project is supported by the Worldwide Indigenous Science Network. Traditional spiritual practitioners from Chuy, Talas and Yssyk-Kul provinces, as well as representatives of creative youth, came together to discuss the goal and objectives of the project, and to develop a joint approach in implementing every stage of the project. As a result, we were able to form the first working group of practitioners and…