Manas saga

Manas saga

      "Manas" trilogy is one of our magnificent monuments, distinguished by its capacity and weight in the history of the artistic thinking of Turkish peoples.  Currently, there are 65 versions of "Manas".  In August 1995, the anniversary event "Manas - 1000" was held in Bishkek, the capital of Kyrgyzstan.  A person who recites one of the verse versions of "Manas" by heart is called a manasci.  Narrators are considered the most talented people in the world.  Because such people must first of all have a phenomenal memory, improvisation ability, and acting talent.  The narrator must be able to convey the whole spirit of the epic: battle scenes, victory and defeat, sadness and joy, light and darkness, good and evil, friendship, in short, the spiritual chapters of the road from birth to death to the listener as it is with the harmony of his voice and hand movements.  They usually refer to the creation period of "Manas" in the 9th-10th centuries.  The appropriate date is as follows.  The environment of the epic fully corresponds to the environment of the 9th-10th centuries. 

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