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2,248 traditions so far, best known first. 12,392 more are on the list to be written. Filter by region, kind and meal.

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🇦🇲 Yerevan, ArmeniaArmenian carpetՀայկական գորգ A handwoven textile tradition of knotted pile rugs and sacred geometric symbolsCraft

🇬🇪 Tbilisi, GeorgiaGeorgian danceქართული ცეკვა Martial, courtship, and celebratory regional dances from across GeorgiaPerformance 🇰🇿 Kazakhstan and 3 moreAitysh Two improvising akyns trade rhymed sung verse in a contest on dombra and komuzPerformance

🇬🇪 Tbilisi, Georgia and 4 moreGeorgian polyphonic singing Several voices at once, sung without instruments at Georgian feasts and weddingsPerformance

🇦🇿 Goychay, AzerbaijanGoychay Pomegranate FestivalGöyçay nar festivalı An annual gathering in Azerbaijan honouring regional pomegranates, crafts and musicFestival

🇺🇿 Bukhara, Uzbekistan and 2 moreShashmaqamШашмақом A classical song cycle of Central Asia, built on six modes and Sufi love poetryPerformance 🇬🇪 GeorgiaBerikaobaბერიკაობა An improvised Georgian folk theatre and masquerade of fertility, satire and dramaPerformance · Feasts and festival meals

🇦🇲 Armenia and 1 moreKochariՔոչարի A circle dance from the Armenian Highlands, danced at weddings and gatheringsPerformance

🇦🇲 Yerevan, ArmeniaYarkhushtaՅարխուշտա A men's row dance from Sasun, where pairs clap palms as the lines advancePerformance 🇺🇿 Namangan, UzbekistanFlower Festival in UzbekistanGul bayrami An annual spring celebration of floriculture and floral art held across several cities in Uzbekistan.Festival

🇺🇿 Bukhara, UzbekistanAsrlar Sadosi An annual outdoor festival celebrating Uzbek folk arts, sports, crafts, and heritageFestival

Photo credits on this page

The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.

Chichilaki: Mostafameraji, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
Goychay Pomegranate Festival: Moonsun1981, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
Shashmaqam: Шухрат Саъдиев, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
Armenian carpet: VincentKeers, Public domain, source
Kochari: Hayordi, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
Yarkhushta: Hablabar, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
Asrlar Sadosi: Patisserie, CC BY-SA 3.0, source

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