Monday, March 24, 2008
Noorus
This last week we celebrated the Kyrgyz New Year called Noorus. We went down into the centre square where we saw lots of traditional Kyrgyz dances, food and games. One game in particular we thought very interesting. Men stood in a wide circle in the centre of the circle there were three rings all with money in them with a small sheep bone on top. The men paid 5 som (about 10 cents) and then they got to throw a larger sheep bone at the money. If they hit the money, they get to keep it. However we watched for quite some time and never saw anyone get anything.
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3 comments:
very interesting! i didn't think they have new year at different time of the year. happy new year then!
is marshrutka still 5 som??
It looks so warm there! It's still quite cold here in MN. Sending lots of love :)
throwing bones at money sounds interesting. jonathan should've played: is there really a difference between a sheep bone and a basketball??
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