by kaichitravel | Jan 18, 2024 | Culture
Chaga Bayram – Altaian New Year – is celebrated on February, 17 Chaga Bayram is a traditional national holiday of Altaians. “Chaga Bayram” is translated as White Month’s Holiday and is considered as the start of the new year. The date is determined...
by kaichitravel | Sep 27, 2017 | Culture
Getting acquainted with local Altaian culture Usually on the second day of our trips, we get better acquainted with the local culture enjoying a kaichi concert. A kaichi is a story-teller who tells epic legends and an Altai’s heroic epos using throat singing and...
by kaichitravel | Jun 14, 2017 | Culture
With the gratitude to a ground squirrel In our last trip we were much impressed while visiting an unusual monument in the Karakol valley – the monument to a ground squirrel. It was built on the eve of the Victory Day this year with the gratitude to the small...
by kaichitravel | Mar 20, 2017 | Culture
The oldest Persian carpet in the world was found in Altai The carpet was discovered during an archaeological excavation from the grave of a Scythian nobleman in 1949 in the Pazyryk Valley in the Altai Mountains of Siberia. Radiocarbon testing showed that it was woven...
by kaichitravel | Jan 29, 2017 | Culture, Our trips
Time travel – our new cultural trip for 2017 Since ancient times Altai mountains have been a historical, cultural, and natural temple for many people and nations. All of them left a mark in Altai’s history which is full of mysteries, world-known discoveries and...
by kaichitravel | Apr 7, 2016 | Culture
The concert of traditional Altai singers On the 1st of April we visited a concert of traditional Altai singers – Bolot Bairyshev and Radmila & Emil Terkishevs.Bolot Bairyshev is a famous performing musician of traditional altai epos by throat singing. He has...
