Keeping the Tradition Alive
1 Season
TRT Belgesel
Culture
Human Stories
Stories of human beings struggling to resist the winds of change and to keep alive their traditions that are increasingly threatened by technological progress and industrialization.
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Makka of the West: Fez
50m
Fez is a city that is resilient against change and determined to keep its traditions as they are.
The Elephant-Speak
53m
Made of only 26 imperative words, the "Elephant Speak" is a speech devised by elephant tamers in India, and little Janidu is very eager to learn it.
The Kopuz
52m
10-year-old Akmaral from Kyrgyzstan wants to learn how to play the kopuz or qomuz, the main ethnic instrument of Turkic peoples, to support her family.
Eaglery
55m
Meet Alişir: A Kyrgyz boy who is learning how to train golden eagles to catch prey, a tradition that has been going on in Kyrgyzstan for ages.
Amalfi's Oldest Patisserie
50m
The Italian city that is famous for its picturesque coast also wants to keep the traditions going, and a patisserie named Andrea Pansa is one of the pioneers.
Mazara del Vallo
54m
Mazara del Vallo is a city of coexistence and tolerance, where the images of the three Abrahamic religions exist in harmony; something that is worth keeping as it is.
The Lefkara Embroidery in Northern Cyprus
50m
The story of the Cypriot Turks who had to flee to Çayönü in the North from Lefkara in the South, and the local embroidery that is associated with the town.
Ukrainian Weaving: Vishnik
51m
This small town in the Carpathian Mountains in Ukraine has a long-standing weaving technique called "vishnik.
Ceramics of Kosiv
54m
This small town in Ukraine has been one of the main providers of ceramics for centuries in Central Europe, and Tereza is one of the protectors of this tradition.
Triple Tradition
51m
A perfect finale for the docu-series, three different traditions that are worth conservation from Sri Lanka, Zanzibar, and Senegal.