Altai Eagle Festival 2012
Altai Eagle Festival-2012
ALTAI EAGLE FESTIVAL-2012
/PROGRAMME/
FESTIVAL DAY 1 / September 22
10:00 Opening ceremony, introductions, Eagle Hunting history and practice.
10:30 Parade of all participants.
11:00-13:00 Fox Skin
The real test of a hunter’s ability, Eagles must catch a fox skin dragged behind their trainer’s horse.
13:00-14:00 Break for lunch
14:00-16:00 Fox Skin
The real test of a hunter’s ability, Eagles must catch a fox skin dragged behind their trainer’s horse.
14:00-16:00 Archery
Same time will be started Western Mongolian Archery Competition.
Archery people will shoot from bow to balls and goat skins on horse back.
16:00-17:00 Kyz Kuar
A race between a man and woman on horseback
17:00-18:00 Bushkashi - Tug of war played on horseback with killed goat, common throughout
Central Asia
18:00-18:30 Tiyn Teru - Riders compete to pick up flags or flowers from the ground during the
race
19:00 Break for dinner
FESTIVAL DAY 2 / September 23
10:00-13:00 Eagle Call
Tests hunter’s ability to ‘call’ Eagle to their horse from a distance
13:00-14:00 Break for lunch
14:00-15:00 Camel Race 6kms
It is one most funny and interesting game.Camel riders can be women and men.
15:00-16:00 Tiyn Teru - Riders compete to pick up flags or flowers from the ground during the
Race
16:00-17:00 Bushkashi - Tug of war played on horseback with killed goat, common throughout
Central Asia
17:00-17:30 Kyz Kuar
A race between a man and woman on horseback
17:30-18:00 Awards and Closing ceremony
*Extended program will be available at Festival
Involving the community in the Festival
Blue Wolf works with a local Peace Corps volunteer on a US government grant to train disadvantaged women to make handcrafts
Blue Wolf also supports the work of the Altai Mountain Crafts cooperative whose handicrafts will be available to guests during the festival
We hire local English teachers to assist with translation during the Altai Eagle Festival
All supplies for the festival were purchased through local retailers
Over 40 Eagle Hunters will participate in the festival – your interest and participation help ensure this practice will remain a part of Kazakh culture
Notes on safety
Following are few tips tp keep in mind to ensure safety of your own and travel companions,while paticipating in this extraordinary festival.Eagles are not pets and we ask you take extra precaution when getting in close contact with the eagles.
1.When you are in the competition field,please make sure to stand only in the designated public viewing areas,
2.It' better not to wear any clothing that has an animal fur such as hat or sleeves and any loose or bright colored clothing as they might attract eagles,
3.During the competition when eagles are released from the mountian,avoid running in the same field as it might distract the birds,
4.If you have children,please do not let them wander on their own,
5.While the competition is on,leaving designated areas to get a closer photo shoot of the eagles is not recommended
6.If you can not locate your group or get separated,please return to the parking place,where your vans are located.
