vendredi 28 mars 2008

Kazakh New Year

Last saturday, on 22nd of March, it was the Kazakh New Year. As there are many kazakh in the region, specially in the north, we could enjoy the party !
Kozy and me joined some peacecorps (american volontiers) to go to Khovd Sum, 40 mn by car (12 people in a Jeep...) on a ghostly track.
Then, we were invited by 4 families, one after one, to share their meal. A good occasion to eat local food...which is a little bit better (it seems) than the mongol food. Of course, the big meat plate is in the center and actually...it was quite good !
Here's the family, Kozy and all the peacecorps.

It was also occasion to see wrestling competition, a bit outside of the village.

The wrestler who just win will imitate the eagle flying and the looser have to go under his arms.



2 commentaires:

mnortham a dit…

he he

koz is looking a little local with his new gotee......

wonderful pictures - will be curious how the place will influence your sounds??!!

i just came from gurukul (see dhrupad.org) - amazing intensive singing course - maybe will be back again before the year is out.

see you both after your central asian adventure.

Anonyme a dit…

So, here you are.
Difficult to imagine it even with the photo. No idea about what is your life in these amazing landscapes. What taste has the dust there ?
Like our friend Michael says : see you somewhere sometimes after this mongolian dream.
Yannick - back in France but still waiting to go back home.