Austrian castle held show of Kazakh National Art - Falconry

Mukhtar Kul-Muhammed, the Minister of Culture and Information of the Republic of Kazakhstan and Kairat Abdrakhmanov, the Kazakhstan's ambassador to Austria and Permanent Representative of Kazakhstan to the International Organizations in Vienna, were the honored guests of that colorful show. Among the spectators were Austrians, and Kazakhs living in Austria, a lot of tourists, as well as representatives of Kazakhstani and Austrian mass media.

According to Kul-Muhammed "the homeland of falconry is Central Asia including Kazakhstan. Kazakhstan is the only country in the world, which national flag depicts a golden eagle - a symbol of our country, of our nation and a symbol of our freedom. For Kazakhs, hunting with birds is not just hunting, but a kind of national art. Therefore, it has been preserved to these days".

As per M. Kul-Muhammed’s words, the ancient petroglyphs occurred on the territory of Kazakhstan, prove that the falconry dates back from the depths of Kazakh history.

M. Kul-Muhammed also noted that Kazakhstan annually holds the National championship of falconry.

In the framework of the "Hunting with birds" show the Rosenburg castle artists also demonstrated the characteristics and traditions of hunting with birds in the Arab world, Europe and Russia.

Rosenburg Castle is located on the picturesque coast of the river Kamp, one hundred kilometers away from Vienna. Castle Rosenberg was first mentioned in documents dated 1175. The primary purpose of the castle was the control of trade flows from Bohemia to Vienna. The fort was named after Paul Rosenberg, whose family controlled the castle before the XIV century.