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CHUVASH HISTORICAL AND CULTURAL CENTER
CHUVASH HISTORICAL AND CULTURAL CENTER o f t h e R B, a public organization, branch of the House of Peoples’ Friendship. Established in 2006, in the village Suuk-Chishma of Karmaskalinsky district of the RB in order to revive and preserve the language and literature, traditional forms of life, crafts,...
COLONEL BUTISOV
“COLONEL BUTISOV”, “C o l o n e l B u t a s”, Bashkir ethnic song, uzun-kui. It was firstly registered on a phonograph in the 1930’s. The variants of the poetic lyrics were registered in 1959 in Kurganskaya region by S.A. Galin, Kirey Mergen, N.D. Shunkarov. The song is lyroepic. It relates to songs...
CONGRESS OF THE TATARS
“CONGRESS OF THE TATARS” i n B a s h k o r t o s t a n, an NGO established in Ufa in 1997. The C. Organizes the regional contest of folk bands “Let’s sing!”, regional music contest “Two Swans” dedicated to F.Y. Kudasheva and B.M. Gaysin, etc. Cooperates with the Tatar ethnic Cultural Autonomy, the Tatar...
CONVOCATION OF RUSSIANS IN BASHKORTOSTAN
“CONVOCATION OF RUSSIANS IN BASHKORTOSTAN”, a NGO established in Ufa in 1998. The organization publishes collections of research articles, holds research topractice conferences dedicated to S.T. Ak sakov, M.V. Nesterov, F.I. Shalyapin, etc. Since 1992, a department of InterRegional Shalyapin Center...
COUNTING-OUT RHYME
COUNTING-OUT RHYME is a folklore genre, rhythmized and rhymed short poem which aims to distribute roles in games. In ancient times C.r. were used to distribute work among the members of a commune in conditions of allegorical speech (E.g., at hunting), etc. There are C.r. with plot, C.r. informs...
CUCKOO’S TEA
CUCKOO’S TEA is a Bashkir and Tatar ritual celebration dedicated to spring primroses, awakening of the nature and cult of the cuckoo. It took part during the springsummer period (late April – midJuly), when a cuckoo started to make its sound. Women and girls gathered together and brought foods with...
CULTS
CULTS (from Latin cultus – obeisance, worship) is religious worship to some object, real or fantasy creatures that have supernatural features. Religious and magic activity and the objects related to them (sacred images, sanctuaries, temples etc.) are the constituents of C. Many peoples of RB are known...
CULTURAL HERO
CULTURAL HERO is a mythological character acquiring or creating living conditions for people (e.g. fire, tools, cultural plants etc.). He teaches them to hunt, to do crafts, art, create social organization, magical rules, rituals, holidays etc. C.H. is also considered as one who participated in...
CURSING
CURSING is a genre of ritual folklore, verbal formula, which aim to affect an object. It comes from belief about the magic of the words. It has poetic and prose form. It is uttered to attract bad luck, trouble etc. to the addressee. E.g.: “May you live without a husband! / Suffer like a goose, /Which...
DAGESTANI CULTURE SOCIAL ASSOCIATION
DAGESTANI CULTURE SOCIAL ASSOCIATION i n B a s h k o r t o s t a n, established in Ufa in 2004. The association participated in the 2nd (2009) and 3rd (2015) congresses of Bashkortostan Peoples’ Assembly, Inter-Regional Academic Workshop “Ethnic Politics and Traditional Culture” (2009), etc.; holds...
DAVLETSHIN Farrakh Davletshinovich
DAVLETSHIN Farrakh Davletshinovich [31.1. (according to other data, 12.2.) 1887, Derevnya Urtayevo of Birsky Uyezd of Ufa Gub., now Derevnya Starourtayevo of Dyurtyulinsky Raion of the RB, – 12.1.1956, Derevnya Novobaishevo of Birsky Raion of the BASSR]. People’s sesen of the BASSR (1944). Awarded with...
DAYS OF SALAVAT
DAYS OF SALAVAT (“Salauat yiyiny”), a regional folk festival dedicated to the birthday of Salavat Yulayev. Held since 1989 in the Sa lavatsky district of the RB in order to preserve, develop, promote, and popularize folk art and education of the younger generation; since 2004, held in various cities...
DECORATIVE ARTS AND CRAFTS
DECORATIVE ARTS AND CRAFTS is the process of creating practical, household, ritual things (utensils, furniture, fabrics, clothes, tools). Pieces of D.a. and c. cannot be separated from artistic, spiritual, material culture of peo ple, they are closely connected with people’s everyday life, ethnic customs...
DEMIURGE
DEMIURGE (literally “creating for people”) is a mythological character that creates elements of the world, space and cultural objects, people like a craftsman (a blacksmith, potter, weaver, carpenter etc.). E.g., Egyptian God Khnum creates the world and people with his potter wheel, Finish God Ilmarinen...
DILMUKHAMETOV (Delmukhametov) Ishmulla Ishalievich
DILMUKHAMETOV (Delmukhametov) Ishmulla Ishalievich (15.9.1928–19.10.1984), kuray player, singer, improviser, actor. D. influenced the resurgence of kuray playing in combination with elements of uzlyau. The repertoire included Bashkir ethnic songs and tunes, including “Buranbay”, “Gilmiyaza”, “Chestnut...
DIYAROV Karim Mukhamadeyevich
DIYAROV Karim Mukhamadeyevich (15.1. 1910–17.11.1986), kuray player, collector of folklore. The successor of the classical tradi tions of kuray playing, developed in the Bashkir TransUrals. The repertoire included Bashkir ethnic songs and tunes, including “Abdrakhman-Canton”, “Bayas”, “Buranbay”,“The...
DIYU
DIYU, deyeu is an evil demon in Bashkir mythology that looks like a manyheaded giant. Its origin is connected with the Iranian devs. The character appears in the epics, such as “Ural-batyr”, “Akbuzat”, “Zayatulyak and Khyukhylu” and fairytales, such as “Girl, yeget, dev”, “Old man and dev”...
DMITRIEV Nikolay Konstantinovich
DMITRIEV Nikolay Konstantinovich (28.8.1898–22.12.1954), linguist. Corresponding member of the USSR AS (1943), academician of the Academy of Pedagogy of the RSFSR (1945), Doctor of Philology (1938), Professor (1930). The founder of the national school of Turkology. D.’s research is devoted to the study...
DOUMBYRA
DOUMBYRA, a Bashkir plucked string folk instrument. Wooden case of pearshaped hemispherical or ovalplane shape (hollowed or glued). The length of the instrument is about 800 mm with a neck and 19 mortise frets. It has 3 strings (nylon or metal); the mode is fifth and fourth. The sound is extracted...
DRAWLING SONG
DRAWLING SONG (“Ozon kyuy”) is a n i n t e r r e g i o n a l c o m p e t i t i o n o f p e r f o r m e r s o f B a s h k i r d r a w l i n g s o n g. It has been held since 1997 in Tuymazy once every 2 years in order to find and promote talented folk singers, restore and develop the performing...
