{"id":3337,"date":"2018-04-25T22:42:05","date_gmt":"2018-04-25T22:42:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bilkentpost.bilkent.edu.tr\/?p=3337"},"modified":"2018-05-23T12:03:33","modified_gmt":"2018-05-23T12:03:33","slug":"buzkashi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/bilkentpost.bilkent.edu.tr\/index.php\/2018\/04\/25\/buzkashi\/","title":{"rendered":"Buzkashi"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n
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Buzkashi is a Central Asian\u00a0sport in which horse-mounted players\u00a0(Pahlawan)\u00a0attempt to drag\u00a0a calf carcass toward a goal or circle after making a circling the flag on the opposite side of the goal. Its history dates back to\u00a0the nomadic Turkic-Mongol peoples of 10th century.\u00a0It is the national sport of Afghanistan, but for me\u00a0its far more than a sport. Our family has been traditionally playing this game for generations and my grandfather was a champion player of his time, winning gold medals from the king. The game is brutal,\u00a0dangerous, and incredibly tough, but its a game of honor, respect, and passion. People play it once to twice a week in winter, but its the\u00a0irresistible\u00a0of wedding celebrations which\u00a0lasts for several days. People gather from many different states, towns or villages, depending on the size of the game which extends to 500 horses in a game.<\/div>\n
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