Holidays & Traditions of Kazakhstan.
Source for this section: http://www.president.kz/
NAURYZ
- a holiday of spring, is the most momentous and ancient festivity of
Oriental nations. In fact, it is a New Year's Eve according to the
ancient Oriental calendar. It has yet another name "Ulys Kuni"("The
first day of the New Year") or "Ulystyn uly kuni" ("The great day of the
people").
They say that the more you celebrate the Nauryz holiday, the greater your success throughout the year.
When
the holiday comes, Kazakhs put on festive clothes, pay visits to each
other, and exchange congratulations, best wishes and good luck in the
coming year. The festivities are accompanied by widespread merry-making,
games, traditional horse-races, and various other activities.
Traditionally
they cook and make all sorts of tasty meals during the holidays,
symbolizing well-being and abundance in the coming year. The feast is
usually served at noon, and is preceded and followed by a prayer in
honor of the fore-fathers. At the conclusion of the feast, the eldest of
those present gives his blessings (bata) so that prosperity will be
with the family.
When Kazakhs celebrate Nauryz, presence of the
number seven is essential - it embodies seven days of the week – the
time units of universal eternity. In front of aksakals ("white beards"or
old men) they put seven bowls with the drink of "Nauryz-kozhe",
prepared of seven grades of seven types of cereals.
BERKUTCHI, or
“hunting with a golden eagle,” is a tradition that has been practiced
for ten centuries. The Kazakh belief is that presenting a fledgling
hunting bird to a boy is tantamount to wishing him to be a brave and
strong young fellow.
Training a golden eagle is a rare and
painstaking art. The bird just caught (photo at left) is being slowly
trained to its master (a berkutchi). The man training the bird doesn't
sleep for several nights with the bird being subjected to similar
discomfort. First, the bird must take food (pieces of raw meat) from its
master's hand only. When the eagle gets used to the hunter, its horse
and its dog, it undergoes the next phase of training: first it "hunts"
stuffed foxes and only after mastering that will it then proceed with
real hunting.
My favorite kind of sports is football. When I was a small, I am was crazy about watching the football matches on TV. Then I had growen up, I became to chase the ball.Football - is an active game. The Victory of the team depends on the play of each player. This game hardens the health, brings up the will, the feeling of friendship.It helps us to become strong and enduring. I know, to become a real football- player, you have to train a lot, to have a good shape and will- power.The sports man hasn`t ever given in.When I grow up and become a football- player, I shall play only for representative team of Russia.
Перевод:Мой самый любимый вид спорта - футбол. Когда я был маленький, то очень любил смотреть по телевизору футбольные матчи. Потом подрос, сам стал гонять мяч.Футбол - это подвижная игра. Победа команда зависит от каждого игрока. Это игра закаляет здоровье, воспитывает волю, чувство товарищества, помогает стать сильным, выносливым.Я зная, чтобы стать настоящим футболистом, нужно много тренироваться, иметь хорошую физическую форму и силу воли.<span>Спортсмен никогда не должен сдаваться.</span>
I don't have a little money
I have a lot of friends
I don't have any friends
I have no friends
I don't have some money
English: read, write, listen
Russan: read, write, listen
Match: read, write, listen
Music: sing
Art: draw
PE: run, jump