Ýaglyga towusmak

Jumping for a hanging scarf.

About

Yaglyga towusmak ("jumping for the kerchief") is a national game of the Turkmens: young men test their agility by jumping to seize a kerchief hung high up. At a contest of national sports held in Ashgabat in 2026 the kerchief was fixed at a height starting from 2.80 metres.

The game is shown at the Novruz festivities and is named among the traditional games being revived in Turkmenistan, together with chovgan, yaglyk atdy, monjuk atdy, yuzuk-yuzuk, ayterek-gunterek, chilik and altyn gapak. At contests of national sports it is held alongside tug of war and weight lifting.

Peoples

• Turkmens

Research: Vasif Namazov, Turan Games Concept

Sources

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