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.
Kazan is a large city which is famous for its history. There are a lot of famous sights here which inlude the Kazan Kremlin, the Kazan University (the third oldest university in Russia), the Kazan metro (the most safe in the whole CIS) and others. Kazan is an important centre for <span>Oriental Studies in Russia. The average summer temperature here is 20 degrees above zero and the average winter temperature is 20 degrees below zero. Kazan, the capital of the Republic of Tatarstan, is located in the Volga region and has a population of more than 1 million inhabitants.</span>
Chipollino.My favorite character name Chipollino. He is from a fairy tale by Gianni Rodari. Name Chipollino denotes onion. He is from a large family of onion. His family lived in a wooden shack.By nature Chipollino kind, cheerful, cheerful, fair, fearless and brave.Chipollino helps people in their country free from the cruel power of Prince Lemon, Tomato and evil Senor nasty countesses cherries. Chipollino and his friends manage to release all the prisoners from the prison, beat lemon army and oust Prince Lemon with lemon from his kingdom, and the castle of Countess Cherries turn to the Palace for children.I love Chipollino because he would never abandon a friend in trouble, and always help those in need.
Pinocchio.
Pinocchio was a wooden boy from head to toe, with a long nose in paper T-shirt and a cap on his head.He was a kind, cheerful, optimistic, but also not very accurate.He had friends: Piero and Malvina.I treat Pinocchio good because he is kind and cheerful, and with it come incredible adventure.
Winnie the Pooh and his friends.
There once was a Winnie-the-Pooh. He was a little silly and inquisitive. Wrote funny songs.Winnie the Pooh loved a lot and eat. The most favorite food - honey. And the bees did not give him regale favorite dish.Friends of Winnie the Pooh, Piglet, Rabbit, Eeyore, Owl. Piglet good friend, a dreamer, loves to make friends gifts. Rabbit smart, educated, tactful. Donkey is always sad. Owl literacy.I met Winnie the Pooh when I was 6 years old and I really liked it. Together we sing happy songs. Now I'm in school, so we only meet on vacation.
Carlson and toddlers.
In the city of Stockholm lives short, plump man with a propeller on the back. He can fly by itself. His name Carlson. He lives in a small house on the roof.Carlson likes to play with the guys invent interesting stories, and sometimes even fool around. Where there is always occur Carlson Adventures.In one of the clearest nights Carlson met with the boy.- What's your name? 'asked Carlson.- Kid.<span>- And my name is Carlson. Hello, Baby!
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