Telisa Guille: This is our beautiful country of Mongolia where tribes unite and live as one... This here is Kazakh Muslim tribe of Mongolia at the Eagle festival. The Eagle festival, or Golden Eagle festival (Бүргэдийн наадам/ бүркіт той), is an annual traditional festival held in Bayan-Ölgii aimag, Mongolia.[1] In the eagle festival, Kazakh eagle hunters (Burkitshi) celebrate their heritage and compete to catch small animals such as foxes and hares with specially trained golden eagles, showing off the skills both of the birds and their trainers. Prizes are awarded for speed, agility and accuracy, as well as for the best traditional Kazakh dress, and more.
Posted on: Wed, 08 Oct 2014 18:06:30 +0000
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