Felt Festival

The first one in the Top 4 Most Famous Festivals in Kyrgyzstan that Toplist would like to introduce to you is the Felt Festival. Felt is a dense material made of lamb wool that has played an important role in Kyrgyz daily life for centuries. The secrets of felt making art and ornament decoration were passed down from generation to generation. Felt was primarily used to protect yurts from the elements. They made carpets, bags, and toys out of felt.

The art of making felt products is practiced throughout Kyrgyzstan, and each region has its own dominant technical and artistic techniques. Today, interest in Kyrgyz traditional crafts is bolstered, in part, by tourist activities such as the Felt Festival.

Felt Festival, known in Kyrgyz as "Kiyiz Duyno," includes a collective installation of a yurt, master classes in felt making, pattern creation on felt, exhibition and sales of felt articles, and so on. In addition, there are displays of Kyrgyz customs and rituals, games, and folk concerts. One of the best ways to learn about Kyrgyzstan's culture and ethnography is to attend a felt festival.

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