Goychay Pomegranate Festival

Goychay Pomegranate Festival Göyçay nar festivalı
Celebrators of the festival in 2011
Status	Active
Genre	Festival
Frequency	Annual
Location(s)	Goychay District
Country	Azerbaijan

Nar Bayrami, traditional pomegranate festivity and culture
UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage
Country	Azerbaijan
Reference	01511
Region	Europe and North America
Inscription history
Inscription	2020 (15th session)
List	Representative

The Goychay Pomegranate Festival (Azerbaijani: Göyçay nar festivalı) is an annual cultural festival that is held in Goychay, Azerbaijan.[1] The festival features Azerbaijani fruit-cuisine mainly the pomegranates from Goychay. At the festival, a cultural parade is held with dances and music.

In 2020, the Goychay Pomegranate Festival was inscribed in the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity of UNESCO.[2]

Concept

The festival features a fair and an exhibition that displays different local varieties of pomegranates as well as various pomegranate products produced by local enterprises. During the festival, music and dance performances are presented each year. The festival also includes athletic performances and various craftsmen, potters, millers, blacksmiths, artists, performances of folklore groups, paintings and Nick Usher.[3]^[better source needed]

Gallery

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  Pomegranate
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  Goychay (city), 2011 year. One of the prepared stands at the Pomegranate Festival.
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  Goychay (city), 2011 year. Women in national costumes are making lavash.
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  Goychay (city), 2011 year. Acrobat's performance at the Pomegranate Festival.

References

1. "The Pomegranate Festival in Goychay". sinalcogroup.com. November 21, 2016. Retrieved December 20, 2020.
2. "UNESCO assembles peoples around transnational traditions like couscous, one of 32 new inscriptions on its Intangible Heritage Lists". ich.unesco.org. UNESCO. December 17, 2020. Retrieved December 20, 2020.
3. "Colorful Pomegranate Festival held in Goychay". azernews.az. November 5, 2018. Retrieved December 20, 2020.

External links

• "The Pomegranate Festival". aznar.az. Retrieved December 20, 2020.

See also

• Quba Apple Festival