It was good in former times – Karakol Kalmyk Collection

Duishokan Torbatova recounts the customs of the Kalmyks of Kyrgyzstan.

VLACH ID number: sart1247KGV0012a

Description:
Reflecting on past life, she describes the wishes traditionally expressed to a bride during the wedding celebration, as well as the food with which the Kalmyks would treat their guests. One of the traditional dishes was the meat soup budan. Speaking further about traditional livestock, Torbatova notes that the Karakol Kalmyks, being Muslims, neither raise pigs nor consume pork.

Cite as:
Uralán sän bilä́ – It was good in former times; performer: Duishokan Torbatova, camera: Thede Kahl, interview/ transcription/ translation/ editor: Chingis Azydov, retrieved from www.oeaw.ac.at/VLACH, ID number: sart1247KGV0012a.

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