Traditional art of whistling

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en National Center for Cultural Heritage

Соёлын өвийн үндэсний төв

Title

Traditional art of whistling

Alternative Title

Уламжлалт исгэрэх урлаг

Publication Type

Audio-Visual Material

Language

mon

eng

Location

Mongolia

Keywords

Whistling

Tongue

Melody

Hisgeree

Tradition

Relevance to ICH Safeguarding

promotion

ICH Genre

performing arts: music

Description

The Mongolian oral folk music art category includes melodic whistling, tongue clapping, throat singing, and mouth harp. The traditional art of whistling is the practice of blowing a melody between the teeth and closing and opening both lips. The traditional art of whistling is divided into three categories: teeth, lips, and palate. The whistle, or “hisgeree,” has the same root as the word “air” (wind), and Mongolians believe that the traditional art of whistling is “the motto of the wind.”. So when the wind is needed, they whistle in the sense that it invites the spirit of the wind. Mongolians do not whistle in winter, spring, and at night and do not whistle on a cloudy day and when it’s windy. Only on clear, sunny, and hot days in summer and autumn. Mongolians avoid whistling at home, when making felt, or when beating wool. They whistle when watering their livestock, which means that horses should be able to drink water, quench their thirst, and drink well. The heritage element “Traditional art of whistling” is registered in the “Folk Performing Art” domain of the National Representative List of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Mongolia.

Publisher

National Center for Cultural Heritage

Place of Publication

Mongolia

Date of Publication

2022

Academic Field

heritage management

Community/Ethnic Group

Mongolia

Contributor

Council for Cultural Heritage Networking and Communication

Active Contribution

Mongolia, FY 2024