Altay festivals: El-Oiyn

Festival held every two years as a national holiday for altiac people. El-Oiyn is a translation for people games/competition. Its a rebirth of altaic traditions and customs. They have three very important olympic games that is the most credited. The hand fighting games "kuresh" has three versions, the achy,the koldomdosh, and the tag kuresh also being the most popular contest.. The second important altaic game is the "Kodurge Tash" which involves lifting a stone and throwing the stone over a horses back. The last and most exciting contest is the "Emdik Uredish" which is a horse competition where the winner wins a car.