Kazakh culture

As a people, the Cossacks are very hospitable people. Usually, when someone comes from far away, they are ready to warmly welcome strangers, they will give them the famous Kazakh tea and local downloaded food, you can be sure that if a foreigner gets lost in the vast territory of the Kazakh people, they will take care of him. The reason for such hospitality is upbringing, from a very early age young children were instilled with respect for strangers and elders, various traditions were instilled from a very early age. One of the traditions of the Kazakh people and Kazakh culture is for the guest to taste Kazakh national dishes.

Yurt - portable housing. It is easy to disassemble and assemble, so the Kazakhs could roam with it without thinking about how to build a house. The yurt consists of three fundamental parts: a folding lattice frame “kerege”, poles that hold the dome “uyk” and the round top of the dome “shanyrak”. It is clear why the Turkic peoples were famous for the invention of mobile dwellings. Usually Kazakhs decorate their yurts with beautiful carpets with national patterns and ornaments. Almost all of their labor accessories, as well as dresses and other products, are decorated in the style of Kazakh ornaments. Cups and spoons are often decorated with traditional carvings made in the style of floral patterns and geometric shapes. The beds were decorated with the horns of mountain goats.

Folk costumes. Different types of Kazakh clothing have their own characteristics, they are visible only in certain elements of clothing, these are trimmings and decorations. The chapan (robe with a belt) and skull cap remain unchanged in the men's national costume. And the basis of a woman’s suit is white cotton or colored silk dress and velvet vest. For older people it's a hood.

Kazakh culture is full of verbal art. Folk poets compete with each other in improvised competitions called aitys. All this is accompanied by the clapping of local residents and the skillful playing of dobra or kobyz. You might also be interested in museums of Kazakhstan и monuments of Kazakhstan.

Nauryz - This is the main holiday in the culture of Central Asia, celebrated on March 22. This is a special day for every Kazakh, on this day all residents of cities and villages go to visit each other, the streets are transformed and everyone prepares the traditional Nauryz dish “Nauryz Kozhe”, which is prepared from special products. And of course, the holiday cannot do without the national game Kazaksha Kures (Kazakh wrestling), baiga, kokpar, kyz-kuu and alty bakan.