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Kyz Kuu

Also known as Catch the Girl

Kyz Kuu: photograph by SSGT JEREMY T. LOCK
Photo: SSGT JEREMY T. LOCK, Public domain, source on Wikimedia Commons

A boy on horseback chases a girl who may whip him if caught; played at festivals and weddings.

Heritage note

Part of the living heritage of Kazakhstan.

Origins

Usually placed in the era of Classical Worlds (about 1000 BCE to 500 CE), although its exact origins are uncertain, within the cultural world of Persia, Caucasus and Central Asia.

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