06.12.2018  21:59

The SHG Association ‘At-Bashy’ of the At-Bashy district of the Naryn oblast, together with the local authorities, starting from 2015 each year holds the Shyrdak festival at the republican level. The purpose of the festival is to praise the Kyrgyz national shyrdaks (felt carpets prepared using a special technology), their distribution and selling. Many foreign tourists participate in this festival and buy shyrdaks made by SHG members. It can be considered a great success that they receive orders from foreign customers and fulfill orders on time.

The Association members also actively participated in local cultural events, celebrating Nooruz and Independence Day, traveling around villages and organizing their own concerts.

In addition, members of the SHGs participated in the Republican competition ‘Shaiyr Apalar’ (Jolly Mothers) where they became winners and got a ticket to a gala concert held in Talas in 2017. In June 2018, they participated in the competition-festival of Turkic peoples in the city of Cholpon-Ata, where they also won first place and received a ticket to Turkey. From August 31 to September 8 of this year, they gave their concert in Turkey in the city of Kütahya.

On November 18, 2018 year in the Kyrgyz National Philharmonic named after Toktogul Satylganov in Bishkek they gave a big concert called ‘TV Stars with Mothers’.

Elmira Sepishova
SHG Coordinator for Naryn Oblast