Kazakhstan is my motherland

         Kazakhstan is my Motherland. 

     I was born in Shymkent, that’s why Kazakhstan is my Motherland. I will write about some interesting things in this country.

Traditional Holidays.

     Nauryz – a holiday of spring, it’s the most momentous and ancient festivity of Oriental Nations. In fact, it’s a New Year’s Eve according to the ancient Oriental Calendar. People say that the more you are in celebrating the Nauryz Holiday, the greater success will attend you thoughout the year. When the Holiday comes, kazakhs would put on festive clothes, pay visits to each other, exchange congratulations , bestwishes of well-being and good luck in the coming year. Universal merry-making, games, traditional horse races , and various amusements accompany festivities. Traditionally people cook and roast and make all sorts of tasty meals during the holidays, for they should symbolize well-being in the coming year.  
 

Dastarkhan.

     Kazakh Dastarkhan has a long story of its own, its own traditions, and its specifics inherent to Kazakh nation only, known for a quite particular manner of receiving and serving guests.

Kazakh National Games.

     Kyz kuu – “Overtake the girl” – young boys and girls are participants in this game. The girl on the horse does her best to gallop from the young man, but as soon as the latter tries to overtake her, she lashes him with a whip. If the young boy fails to overtake her, she would reward him with whipping again. If he is a success, he earns a kiss.

     Audaryspak – “Wrestling on horseback” – this kind of national sports requires skills both in hand-to-hand fighting and in trick riding. In fact, two men fight while on horseback. Win the one that brings his adversary down og his horse.

     I think it’s really interesting facts about Kazakhstan. And I’m happy that I was born here.  
 
 
 
 
 

Kazakhstan is my Motherland.

                                                  Nadyrshina E. 10 “b”