Boysun Bahori to Welcome Guests Again

Дата публикации: Jun 17, 2017 11:3:34 AM

On May 13-14, the International Folklore Festival ‘Boysun Bahori’ (Boysun Spring) will be held in Surkhandarya region, which President Shavkat Mirziyoyev offered to revive during the November visit to the region.

The centuries-old way of life of tens of generations is almost completely preserved here. Each family carefully keeps and passes over from year to year the culture of housekeeping, ancient rites, traditions and customs, originating from the age of pre-Islamic pagan culture. Ritual songs and dances, oral creativity of narrators –akyns and keepers of legends live their unchanging life. It is here that a thousand years ago the akyns laid down the heroic epic ‘Alpomish.’

In 2001, Boysun district was included in the UNESCO List of Masterpieces of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity. In May of the next year, the first open folklore festival ‘Boysun Bahori’ was held with the participation of folk performers from Uzbekistan, Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan. However, over time, the tradition of organizing the festival annually was interrupted.

Attempts to revive it were made earlier, but last year they failed to be successful.

Due to the efforts of specialists this year, Boysun again welcomes the guests. For two days in a row, traditional music and songs will be performed here.

The festival will bring together participants from dozens of countries, scientists and folklore lovers who want to make a journey through time, to get acquainted with the life of an original land that preserves the memory of the culture and way of life of ancient peoples.

Undoubtedly, ‘Boysun Bahori’ will be included in the list of major cultural events in Uzbekistan along with the festivals ‘Sharq Taronalari’ in Samarqand, ‘Silk and Spices’ in Bukhara, ‘Atlas Bayrami’ in Marghilon, ‘Magic of Dance’ in Khorezm and others.

(Source: «Uzbekistan Today» newspaper)

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