Kyzyl-Oi Kyrgyz National Horse Games

July 06, 2025

August 03, 2025

10:00 Opening Ceremony

10:15 Yurt building demonstration

11:30 Beshike-Salmai; Kyrgyz  ceremony of introducing a baby to the cradle

12:00 Tushoo Kizme; Kyrgyz  tradition celebrated when a child begins to walk so that he/she will walk well

12:30 Folklore Show; Traditional singing and dancing, and telling of the ancient epos “Manas “

13:00 Lunch

14:00 Short walk to the horse games location at the start of the village

14:30 Start of the horse games with “Ulak Tartysh (Улак Тартыш)” also known as Kok Boru; a mixture between polo and rugby

15:30 “Oodarysh (Оодарыш)”; wrestling to get the opponent off his horse

15:50 “Tyin Enmei (Тыйын Эңмей)”; picking up coins (=Tyin) wrapped in scarfs from a galloping horse

16:10 “Kyz Kyymai (Кыз куумай)”; a guy galopping after a girl in order to kiss her (or get whipped by her if he fails)

16:30 End of Festival

 

Evening Program

19:00 Dinner in уurts(dinner not included in ticket )

20:00 Let’s play some traditional games together: Arkan-Tartmay, Tchaka-Tchapmai and  Kol-Kurosh as well as

disco until midnight

21:30 Bonfire

For further information and / or to make booking

please contact the following offices and persons:

Kyzyl-Oi: Mr. Artyk Kulubaev, CBT Kyzyl-Oi

Mobile: +996 559 568 838