Altai Nomads Festival to take place for the second year
Art & CultureBayan-Ulgii
/MONTSAME/ On February 22-24, the Altai Nomads Festival-2020 winter tourism
event will be organized at a site called Khoilogtiin Enger around Bukhun Mountain
in Ulgii city of Bayan-Ulgii aimag. According to the resolution No. 26 of the
local council of Bayan-Ulgii aimag, the event takes place every year on
the third weekend of February.
Altai Nomads
Festival aims to conserve and promote the cultural heritages of Kazakh, Uriankhai,
Tuvan, and Dorbet people, extend the duration of tourist season, sustainably develop winter tourism, and ensure stable income for citizens and companies.
This year, the festival will be co-organized by the aimag’s governor’s office,
Grand Altai Travel company, Ministry of Environment and Tourism, as well as the local
department for environment and tourism development center.
The event
program features a parade demonstrating the nomadic culture, contest for the
couple best dressed in national costumes, fair of handmade items and dairy
products, display of the Altai nomads’ tea culture, dairy product making event,
and various interesting games and contests.