It is performed, usually sitting, to the musical accompaniment of a duduk during weddings, birthdays, christenings and major national cultural events.

UNESCO: MEDIA SERVICES

It is performed annually on the first Saturday of October (Epic Day holiday in some villages), during weddings, birthdays, christenings and major national cultural events.

UNESCO: Intangible Cultural Heritage

Established in 2009, the Tickets for Troops charity offers free tickets for major cultural, sporting and musical events to the UK's soldiers, sailors and airmen, and their families.

BBC: Wales Millennium Centre's free armed forces tickets

Mrs Miller defended the involvement of Atos as a major sponsor of the Paralympic Games, saying that such sponsorship was essential to mounting large sporting and cultural events.

BBC: Ministers pledge to deliver a lasting Games legacy