Stories and Myths - The Legend of Bugu-Ene

On January 30, 2023 the Ministry of Digital Development of the Kyrgyz Republic puts into circulation a 2022 Kyrgyz Express Post postage stamp: "Kyrgyz Stories and Myths. The Legend of Bugu-Ene (Mother Deer)".

The centuries-old culture of the Kyrgyz people is extraordinarily rich in various legends, stories and myths. One such beautiful, slightly sad and very instructive story is the legend of Bugu-Ene, the Mother Deer who saved two children (a boy and a girl) from death.

She took them from the shores of the Siberian river Yenisei to the Issyk-Kul Lake, where the grown children founded a new tribe called Bugu ("bugu" in Kyrgyz means "deer") in honor of the Mother Deer. This was the beginning of the harmonious coexistence of Man and Nature, which, unfortunately, has been going through fire and water century after century, including modern times.

The legend of Bugu-Ene became widely known all over the world thanks to the great Kyrgyz writer Chingiz Aitmatov. Mother Deer featured in his famous novel "The White Steamboat".

For this stamp, KEP also issues a postcard, which is used to realize a maximum card.