A meshrep (Uyghur: wikt:مەشرەپ|, ; , lit. "harvest festival") is a traditional male Uyghur gathering that typically includes "poetry, music, dance, and conversation within a structural context". Meshreps typically include music of the muqam variety and ad-hoc tribunals on moral questions. Meshrep are usually held in mosques, public gathering sites, the courtyard of one of the members' family home.
A meshrep (Uyghur: wikt:مەشرەپ|, ; , lit. "harvest festival") is a traditional male Uyghur gathering that typically includes "poetry, music, dance, and conversation within a structural context". Meshreps typically include music of the muqam variety and ad-hoc tribunals on moral questions. Meshrep are usually held in mosques, public gathering sites, the courtyard of one of the members' family home.
== Cultural significance == Traditionally, Meshrep functions as a communal gathering of music, dance, poetry and moral adjudication. Although some of the more-widely documented modern versions—particularly those formalised in the 1990s—are predominantly male-oriented, the practice itself is not inherently restricted to men. According to the UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage listing, “All Uyghur people are the practitioners of Meshrep. There is no limit to the number of participants for each event. Everyone, man or woman, young or old, is allowed to take part in the practice by singing, dancing, guessing riddles or playing games.” Ethnomusicological field-work further documents that in some regions of Xinjiang women and men actively participate together in Meshrep gatherings.
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