Traditions
Kazakh traditions
The guide from the Toi app: every rite and celebration — its meaning, who takes part, how it goes, facts and a glossary.
The wedding: 10 rites
Қыз айттыруPreliminary matchmakingThe first, still informal matchmaking visit — both sides sound out intentions.Read moreҚұда түсуMatchmakingA delegation from the groom's side visits the bride's parents to discuss intentions and the bride price.Read moreСырға салуThe earring ceremonyThe groom’s relatives put gold earrings on the bride — a symbolic engagement.Read moreБата аяқThe matchmakers' final blessingThe final agreements between the two families: the wedding date, the bride price, and the order of the rituals.Read moreҚыз ұзатуSeeing off the brideSeeing the bride off from her family home, a celebration hosted by the bride's side, and the jar-jar song ritual.Read moreНеке қиюReligious marriage ceremonyThe religious wedding ceremony — the reading of the nikah.Read moreКелін түсіруBringing the bride to the groom's homeBringing the bride to the groom's family home.Read moreБеташарThe face-unveiling ceremonyThe ceremony of unveiling the bride's face and introducing her to the groom's relatives.Read moreТойThe main celebrationThe main celebration — a banquet for guests from both families.Read moreКелін шәйTea gathering to meet the familyA tea gathering where the young wife (kelin) gets to know her husband's relatives.Read more
Other celebrations
Туған күнBirthdayA birthday — a personal celebration held every year in honour of the person whose day it is.Read moreЮбилейJubileeA jubilee is a major milestone in a person's life, a multiple of 5 or 10 years (or, by the Eastern calendar, of 12).Read moreШілдеханаBaby's BirthA celebration marking the birth of a child — a lively gathering with relatives and neighbours.Read moreБесік тойCradle CeremonyThe ceremony of laying the baby in the cradle — the besik — for the first time.Read moreТұсау кесуFirst Steps CeremonyThe ceremony of cutting the symbolic ties on the legs of a child who is beginning to walk.Read moreСүндет тойCircumcision CeremonyA celebration marking a boy's circumcision — a symbolic step into a new status.Read moreҚонысмайHousewarmingA housewarming celebration marking the move into a new home.Read moreНаурызNauryz HolidayAn ancient festival of the spring equinox and nature's renewal.Read moreҚұрбан айтKurban AitThe festival of sacrifice marking the end of the Hajj.Read moreОраза айтOraz AitThe festival celebrating the end of the month of fasting.Read moreDastarkhan and hosting guestsA family celebration on your own terms.Read more
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