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Kurultáj - Nations parade

The Great Kurultáj or briefly Kurultáj is a traditional event of peoples of Central Asian steppe nomadic origins, which takes place at least every two years in Bugac, Hungary. The aim of this event is to strengthen the unity of the steppe-nomadic horse culture and traditions between Hungarians and their cultural relatives, Eastern peoples. The first Kurultaj was held in the Torgai region of Kazakhstan in 2007. The first Kurultaj in Hungary was in 2008. These events contributed much to the revival of the Turkic self-awareness.

Name

The word ”kurultaj” and its variations in the Altaic languages (mostly of Turkic origin) translates as “meeting of the tribes”. It occurs amongst tribal nations and practically in all the nomadic cultures. Hungarian nomadic tribes also held these meetings, a fact that is mentioned in Byzantine and Arab written sources. At such meetings, important decisions were made, in particular, the leaders of the tribes would meet often to discuss military decisions and strategies.

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Kurultáj - 2014

Kurultaj is a very important event for a professional horseman and fans of horse riding. Besides a parade of horsemen, each Kurultaj holds horse races and various tournaments. Among European countries, only Hungary has preserved the traditional strategic team game for riders called “Kokpar”. Every Kurultaj has a big tournament for the traditional game “kokpar”, and traditional horsemen wrestling.

See also

References

  1. Interview with Imre Laslotsky, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Hungary to Kazakhstan: "Exploring own Origins", by Daniyar Kassymov. In: International popular scientific historical magazine "Mangilik El: in the stream of History", registered in the Ministry of Culture and Information of the Republic of Kazakhstan. Certificate No.13768-Zh. Page 13. 02.08.2013.
  2. Official website of Kurultáj - "Information: History of Kurultaj"

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