Mothers receive their children with a glass of water to give them strength

Expo .. "Silk Road" in the Kyrgyzstan Pavilion leads to the "Grey House"

• A statue that symbolizes the mother's habit of receiving her children with a glass of water to give them determination.

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• The yurt was erected to receive visitors in the Kyrgyz pavilion.

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• The fairy tales corridor leads to the Kyrgyz yurt house.

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The harsh nature of visitors to the Kyrgyzstan pavilion, whose territory consists of mountains covered with snow all year round, may suggest that its people are dry people, unfamiliar with the art of talking about their history and culture, and unable to attract the world to know their homeland and customs.

But this will change from the first moments of entering the pavilion of this Central Asian country, which is deprived of any sea ports (surrounded by Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan and China). Silky to the touch, divided into spaces, each embraced a tale about the country.

The fabric is designed as a road, to lead the visitor to the gray house, and to remind visitors of the importance of the geographical location of Kyrgyzstan.

The visitor stops in front of stone statues, depicting the companionship of the dead with their living loved ones.

In one of the spaces of the corridor leading to the yurt, the archaeological statues of Balbal beliefs are displayed, the Kyrgyz family home, which receives visitors in the center of the pavilion, expressing the generosity and warmth of a country that used 44% of its land area for livestock.

The yurt is the old and traditional house of the Bedouins in Central Asia, and it consists of curved and interlocking wood, which can be disassembled and installed in a certain way, facilitating the process of moving it from one place to another, to be suitable for the family to live with its Lord in the paths of his travels in search of livelihood.

The name of the house is derived from the Turkmen term which means the “footprint” that the “yurt” leaves on the ground after leaving a specific place.

The yurt is lined from the outside with a thick robe, consisting of layers of cloth made mostly of sheep's wool felt, whose color usually tends to grayish-white, which is why the Kyrgyz called it the "gray house".

The house is decorated from the inside with works of embroidery and drawings expressing the culture of a country where a large group of ancient civilizations met. The house stands firm due to a unique method of construction, which consists of a crown-like roof, and forms a wide wheel to which all the ends of the circular house are connected.

The interior walls and floors of the yurt are decorated with ornate rugs, the inscriptions of which are inspired by a group of ritual symbols that represent a certain sanctity, and express the strength and steadfastness that is believed to bring protection to the house, such as the swastika “swastika”, or monsters whose symbols refer to strength, such as the lion and tiger.

Some inscriptions also depict the five basic elements, which include fire, water, earth, metal and wood.

The geometric figure known as “Ulkan Ki” is the most common in these decorations, as it is usually used in the margins, drawing the continuous pestle or the walking decorations, to express the infinite strength and continuous movement.

These motifs and geometric shapes are found in all other embroidery, furniture, books, clothing, doors, and artefacts.

The written history of Kyrgyzstan extends for more than 2,000 years, and tells about a mixture of cultures, the history of empires, and the tribal groups that make up its people, which number up to 40 tribes, and is proud of their interconnectedness and cohesion in a society that still carries many ideas and rituals derived from the legends of immortality, and adheres to many related customs The life of the tribe and the spirit of Bedouin.

Kyrgyzstan is a country that nature has given a richness in precious metals, especially gold. The total value of its annual exports is estimated at 1.63 billion dollars, according to the information available in the pavilion.

Women are highly respected and appreciated, stemming from the culture of that country, which recognizes the role of women in reuniting the extended family and preserving family bonds that were protected by the mother’s steadfastness and her patience over difficult life throughout the times, in a country whose people are still struggling to create a secure economic and political future.

Kyrgyz women's clothes

The clothes of Kyrgyz women consist of a dress and a skirt called "belidchi", and a jacket embroidered by hand, with various decorative patterns.

A married woman was required to wear a headscarf called an ilichik.

cave inscriptions

Nearly 90,000 cave inscriptions known as "Saimalu Tash He", which were left on stones and rocks in Central Asia, document information about the life and beliefs of its inhabitants, such as hunting methods, ways of living, and the meanings of the rituals they practiced.

• “The family home in the countries of Central Asia moves with the striving father in search of a livelihood.”

• 90% of the territory of Kyrgyzstan is made up of mountains covered with snow all year round.