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Le kok-boru, jeu équestre traditionnel
Kok boru, a traditional horse game, is a synthesis of traditional practices, performances and the game itself. It is a traditional game played by two teams on horseback, where players try to manoeuvre with a goat’s carcass (replaced with a mould in modern-day games), or ‘ulak’, and score by putting it into the opponents’ goal. The...
Central AsiaKyrgyzstanNot specified in UNESCO dataset
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Les rituels du Pahlevani et du Zoorkhanei
Pahlevani is an Iranian martial art that combines elements of Islam, Gnosticism and ancient Persian beliefs. It describes a ritual collection of gymnastic and callisthenic movements performed by ten to twenty men, each wielding instruments symbolizing ancient weapons. The ritual takes place in a ''Zoorkhane,'' a sacred domed structure...
South AsiaIran, Islamic Republic ofNot specified in UNESCO dataset
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