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The Iranian Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization Deputyship for Cultural Heritage

NATIONAL INVENTORY LIST OF

The Islamic Republic of Iran

INTANGIBLE CU LTURAL HERITAGE

(REPRESANTATIVE AND IN NEED OF URGENT SAFEGUARDING)

Office for Inscriptions and Preservation and Revitalization of Intangible and Natural Heritage

2016

Reference Name of the Element Date of Inscription Geographical

No. Domain ofthe

Element 62 TarbT Ceremony of Kordestan 19 Dec. 2009 Kordestan Province 63 Kumsa Ceremonv of Kordestan 19 Dec. 2009 Kordestan Province 64 MoludT-khanT Ceremony of Kordestan 19 Dec. 2009 Kordestan Province

(Ritualistic Birthday Celebratory Singing)

65 Pilgrim Ceremony of PTr-e-NarakT of 19 Dec. 2009 Yazd Province Yazd

66 Text of the Great Cyrus Cylinder (the 1" 19 Dec. 2009 National Human Rights Declaration)

67 Iranian Ethnic Groups' veils 6 Dec. 2009 National

68 Instrumental Mughams of Lorestan 12 Jan. 2010 Lorestan Province

69 Dances of Lorestan 12Jan.2010 Lorestan Province

70 Vocal Mughams of lorestan 12 Jan. 2010 Lorestan Province 71 Traditional Medicine & TK of Herbs of 12 Jan. 2010 Lorestan Province

Lorestan

72 Traditional Medicine in Kerman 12Jan.2010 Kerman Province 73 Passion Play & Murder of lmam (Agh) 12Jan.2010 Western Azerbaijan

Province 74 Traditional Area Measurement Scale 12Jan.2010 Western Azerbaijan

(Khoy) Province

75 Game of Dama (Agh) 12Jan.2010 Western Azerbaijan

Province 76 Ceremony of DTshiTq (Baby Teething 12Jan.2010 Western Azerbaijan

Ceremony) Province

77 Ceremony of Circumcision of Kurdish 12Jan.2010 Western Azerbaijan

Jalali Tribe Province

78 Zoroastrian Ceremony of PTteh ShahTm 12Jan.2010 Western Azerbaijan

(An Asricultural Celebration) Province

79 Wooden Horse Performance 12Jan.2010 Razavi Khorasan

Province

80 Zanjani AshTqT Music 12 Jan. 2010 Zanjan Province

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82 Ceremony of Eid-e QadTr-e Khom 10 Mar. 2010 National

83 Mourning Ceremony of Sang-zanT 10 Mar. 2010 Semnan Province

84 TK of Hand Embossing 10 Mar. 2010 Regional

85 BakhtTyarT Shahnameh-khanT (Bakhtiari 10 Mar. 2010 Khuzestan Province Reciting Poems of Shahnameh

86 Tabriz Carpet Weaving 10 Mar. 2010 Eastern Azerbaujan

Province

87 Knowledge of Herbal therapy 10 Mar. 2010 National

88 VarnT-bafi 10 Mar. 2010 Regional

89 Govah-gTri Sofra (table cloth) 10 Mar. 2010 National

90 Beyt va Beyt-khanT (Poetical Contest) 10 Mar. 2010 Regional

91 Turkmen Mugham Music 10 Mar. 2010 Regional

92 Music of Mazandaran I 10 Mar. 2010 Regional

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Islamic Republic of Iran

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Iranian Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization (ICHHTO)

In the Name of the Almighty God

In compliance with Article 12 to the International Convention on the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage, and referring to the Rule of Islamic Republic of Iran Joining the mentioned Convention, approved in 2005, at the Iranian Islamic Consultative Assembly, as well as Articles 2 and 3 of the Rules of Procedures thereof, approved by the Iranian Board of Ministers, on 25/0 I /2009, also, in reference to the proposal by the Director General to the Directorate for Inscription of Cultural Properties, the Intangible Cultural Heritage Element titled

"CHOGAN"

Is, hereby, inscribed on this date of I 0/03/2010, as No. 81, on the Iranian National List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage, with the following as its specifications:

- Domain of the Intangible Cultural Heritage Element: Regional

- Historical Background of the Intangible Cultural Heritage Element: Historical

Hoseynali Vakil Director General

Director for Inscription of Cultural Properties

Masoud Alavian Sadr Deputy for Preservation

Revitilisation, and Inspection of Cultural Properties

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A Short Extract from the National Inventory List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of The Islamic Republic of Iran, Regarding

Chogan: A Horse-riding Game, Accompanied by Music and Narration

The Iranian Cultural Heritage,

Handicrafts and Tourism Organisation (ICHHTO) registered this ICH

element under the No. 81, dated 25/02/2009.

Definition:

Chogan is a traditional horse-riding game which is performed accompanied by music and narration. The game is divided into three parts of Choganbazi (playing Chogan), narration, and local musical performance; which together constitute a general whole.

Method of Playing the Game:

The first part of the game often begins with narration or music. Narration has different types and is aligned with the occasion such as Nowrouz celebration, harvest celebration, local and national occasions. The music is also performed independently, or as an accompaniment to the narration (because of the importance of the narration and music in Chogan, they will be introduced separately).

After the performance the riders (Choganbazan), who are divided into two teams, file past the audience. Two teams will form a line in front of each other and the game begins by the throwing of the ball amongt them by one of the game veterans or the referee.

The goal of the players is to pass the ball (Guy) through the goal posts of the opposing team, for which they use a wooden stick (Chogan). The number of goals scored by the teams determines the winner of the game. This game is performed in a rectangular open area (Meydan) in several bouts each named a "Chukkeh". The practice of the game differs in the size of the Meydan, the number ofChoganbazan as well as the number of"Chukkeh"s.

The Range of the Game:

Since practicing the game requires a level ground, many horses specifically trained for Chogan and skilled Choganbazan, it is not always practical; therefore, it is mostly played during Nowrouz Celebrations as well as local and national festivities. The game's audience are mostly local people, the family of Choganbazan and artists, as well as the enthusiasts of this exhilarating game.

This game has a 2000 years history in Iran and used to be practiced in the royal courts but with the passage of time, it became widespread among the people because of the cultural and social functions integral to it.

In Iran, the cities which were chosen as capitals in the last few centuries - certainly from the Safavid Dynasty onwards - have kept the urban and royal forms of these games within themselves. Outside the borders of the Islamic Republic of Iran, the game of Chogan is practiced - with differences in performance and functions - in several countries including:

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Chogan has a strong connection with elements such as family (players and artists), nature, horse and arts, and as a result has a great place in the Iranian culture. Today the Chogan inspired motifs and figures are used in handicrafts, miniature painting, ornamental architecture, and stone relief works as well as the Iranian literature and languages.

Bearers of the Game:

The bearers of this game are divided into three main groups of performers (Choganbazan, musicians and narrators) who are currently concentrated around the four cities ofTehran, Karaj, lsfahan and Qazvin. The traditional methods and skills of Chogan have been spontaneously kept by the families and the practitioners up to now.

Transmission:

The transmission and learning of the techniques and skills related to Chogan, including the game, musical performance, narration, and crafting the tools are mostly passed in the Meydan, or inside the house/workshop, orally from parent to child, or master to apprentice. In learning music and narration, the apprentices are encouraged to improvise. Before 1982, the learning and transmission of the game was done on an informal basis by the families and enthusiasts. In 1982, the Chogan association was formed spontaneously by the bearers and practitioners of this games in Tehran, and after that the cities of Karaj, Qazvin and Isfahan formed their own associations. Finally in 1984 the Central Chogan Association was established in Tehran.

National Inscription of Chogan:

On September 2008, the request for national and international inscription of Chogan was put to the Iranian Cultural Heritage Organisation (ICHHTO) and the Presidential Office. In February 2009 a Committee was formed by the representatives of the five provincial associations, the representative of the Office for Inscription of Heritage and the representative of Iran National Commission (NATCOM) for UNESCO. The file compilation while noting the cultural diversity of the aforementioned areas took nearly one year; and finally on March 20 I 0 Chogan was inscribed in a befitting ceremony with the presence of the then President of Iran, some ministers and cabinet members, local managers, provincial association heads, Choganbazan and local artists.

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