306 Let's learn about Kazakhstan! by Grace Davis

What is this food?

gedavis2878 — 2022-02-08 19:41:36 UTC

You've gotta try these!

beshbarmak

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Kazy

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This is a traditional sausage made from the rib meat of horses. The meat is stuffed inside the animal’s intestines and then usually dried or smoked before it is boiled for consumption. Kazy is an important part of any celebratory meal.

Baursak

kozlenkokarina02 — 2022-02-09 15:02:34 UTC

Baursak is a unique fried bread with a puffy appearance consisting of flour, milk, salt, sugar, eggs, butter, and yeast. The bread is fried only for special occasions such as birthdays, weddings, or memorials. It is believed that the smell of oil and fried bread floats into the sky to the dearly departed so they can also enjoy the dish.

The bread is commonly consumed on its own or as a dessert accompanied with sugar, butter, jam, or honey, while some people like to dip it in tea.

Baursak

botakozzhumagaliyeva — 2022-02-09 15:03:45 UTC

a traditional flour product not only of Kazakhs but also of other nations

Kumys

2022-02-09 15:04:15 UTC

This is a dairy product made from mare’s milk fermented in big skin bags. Sometimes the process of fermentation may take several days. Kumys is very delicious. But be careful! It has an alcohol content.

Big Almaty Lake

mereykaiyrzhanova — 2022-02-09 15:04:41 UTC

You definitely should see this lake!

Sport

aseluksumbaeva — 2022-02-09 15:04:48 UTC

on weekends you have to go to a football match. Our city is a big football fan. The stadium is full of fans. Also my brother is a footballer. And I'm proud of the city that we can get together like this and watch a football match.

expo 2017

botakozzhumagaliyeva — 2022-02-09 15:04:56 UTC

Nur-Sultan is a capital of our Kazakhstan

Kuurdak

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The name comes from the Kyrgyz word kuuruu, the Kazakh kuyru or the Uzbek word qovurish, which means frying.

Kazakh jewelry

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Jewelry masters, zergers, have always been very sensitive to their work in creating jewelry with their own hands individually for each girl. the kind of jewelry a person wore on themself could tell their whole story synch the family they belonged to, their marital status and position in society.

KAZAKH CLOTHING

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Kazakh clothing, worn by the Kazakh people, is often made of materials suited to the region's extreme climate and the people's nomadic lifestyle. It is commonly decorated with elaborate ornaments made from bird beaks, animal horns, hooves and feet. Although contemporary Kazakhs usually wear Western dress, the Turkic people wear more traditional clothing for holidays and special occasions.

aitbayevaasel — 2022-02-09 15:07:02 UTC

kumys-healthy alcohol

Turkestan

botakozzhumagaliyeva — 2022-02-09 15:07:02 UTC

one of the old cities in Kazakhstan. many historical places to visit

Traditional Clothes. Shapan

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One of the main Kazakh clothing is the shapan or chapan — a spacious long dressing gown. These robes are not as gender specific as other clothes, and both men and women commonly wear them. Shapan is sewn from various fabrics and colors although most often in the main monochrome or dark colors. These are lined with a layer of wool or cotton wool. Festive shapan is sewn from velvet, decorated with applications and gold embroidery. Such a dressing gown was part of the clothing of rich Kazakhs.

KumisKumis is a fermented dairy product traditionally made from mare's milk or donkey milk. The drink remains important to the peoples of the Central Asian steppes, of Huno-Bulgar, Turkic and Mongol origin: Kazakhs, Bashkirs, Kalmyks, Kyrgyz, Mongols, and Yakuts. Kumis was historically consumed by the Khitan, Jurchen, Hungarians and Han Chinese of North China as well

sabitovasemra — 2022-02-09 15:07:27 UTC

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it's very beautiful

Charyn Canyon

mereykaiyrzhanova — 2022-02-09 15:07:52 UTC

kazakh Wedding

botakozzhumagaliyeva — 2022-02-09 15:08:22 UTC

on kazakh wedding you can meet 100-300 people whom you do not know but they are your relatives

sevilabduvalieva — 2022-02-09 15:08:58 UTC

Burabay one of the most beautiful places of Kazakhstan.

Nauryz

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You should visit the national holiday Nauryz in Kazakhstan. It's on March 22. Nauryz in Kazakhstan symbolizes fertility, friendship and love. On this day, people dress in national clothes, cook traditional dishes and play national games. For the Eastern people, Nauryz is like a New Year. It is on this day that you can feel the historical and national atmosphere of our country.

Traditional Clothes. Camsole

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Camsole — easy swinging clothes, sewn on a figure with expanding bottoms. A camisole without sleeves was called “feminine kemzal”, with sleeves — “zhendi kemzal” or “sholak zhen kemzal”. Young girls wore camisoles of bright colors. Camisoles were sewn from monochrome dark fabrics and occasionally from striped or motley fabrics. They had a cloth lining often insulated by a thin layer of wool.

Baiterek

mereykaiyrzhanova — 2022-02-09 15:10:26 UTC

Baiterek is a monument in Nur-Sultan, the capital city

Kolsay lake

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Shurpa

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Some signs of shurpa can be distinguished. First, it is a meat soup/broth. Secondly, it is characterized by high fat content, which, in particular, is especially noticeable when cooking shurpa from fatty meat. Thirdly, a relatively constant set of coarsely chopped vegetables: carrots, potatoes and onions (the latter is put into shurpa in a larger amount compared to other soups).

faribekmurat — 2022-02-14 13:56:17 UTC

Baiterek is a symbol of Capital city of KZ

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tract named Bozhyra

faribekmurat — 2022-02-14 13:57:50 UTC

Beshbarmak

A common tradition of Kazakhs

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Shildehana is a celebration associated with the birth of a child.
Besikke salu, besik toy is a holiday arranged after the newborn is put in a cradle. As a rule, it is organized on the 3-5 day after the umbilical cord falls off in the baby.
Yesim koyu, at koyu - the naming ceremony. It can be held as part of the shildehana holiday, or during a celebration dedicated to putting a newborn in a cradle. The execution of the rite is entrusted to the most respected people, who, among other things, bless the baby.

koibagarovagulsaya — 2022-02-14 13:58:31 UTC

Kazakhstanis rarely smile in public places and are not very talkative. The inhabitants of our country are hospitable and responsive people, but they are used to holding back emotions. But also In Kazakhstan, people are very open, sometimes even too open. In particular, local taxi drivers are very fond of being interested in your salary, marital status and children. However, these are very personal things that in other countries it is not customary to discuss with strangers.

Bayanaul National Park

gaziza07052002 — 2022-02-14 13:58:36 UTC

Bayanaul National Park is one of the best places in Kazakhstan. Located in north-east of Kazakhstan, the Park is vast and has beautiful landscapes, lakes and rocks. You may camp deep in the forest, hike around and enjoy outstanding scenery. Some rocks in the Park have funny formations, which makes them a touristic attraction.

faribekmurat — 2022-02-14 13:58:46 UTC

Flag of KZ

faribekmurat — 2022-02-14 13:59:23 UTC

December the 16th is the Independence Day of KZ

Kurt is a Kazakh dairy product.

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Baikonur – City Of Spaceport, Rockets, And Spaceships

gaziza07052002 — 2022-02-14 14:02:04 UTC

Administered by Russian Federation, Baikonur is the world’s oldest and largest space launch facility. Baikonur Cosmodrome was one a secret missile testing site that happened to be a strategically important place for Russians.

The desolate desert steppe of Kazakhstan was once the launchpad for Vostok 1 spacecraft in which Yuri Gagarin first set for the moon. If you a history and space technology buff this place has plenty of attractions that would excite you.

Popular tourist attractions in Baikonur: Cosmonaut Grove, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Yuri Gagarin statue, Tribute to Yangel, and Nedelin catastrophe

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Nauryz is a very important holiday for Kazakhs, which marks the beginning of a new year. It is celebrated several days starting from 21st of March, the day of the spring equinox.

laka5047 — 2022-02-21 14:28:17 UTC

Ahmad Yasawi (Kazakh: Қожа Ахмет Ясауи, romanized: Qoja Ahmet Yasawï, قوجا احمەت ياساۋٸ; Persian: خواجه اَحمدِ یَسوی, romanized: Khwāje Ahmad-e Yasavī; 1093–1166) was a Turkic poet and Sufi, an early mystic who exerted a powerful influence on the development of Sufi orders throughout the Turkic-speaking world. Yasawi is the earliest known Turkic poet who composed poetry in Middle Turkic. He was a pioneer of popular mysticism, founded the first Turkic Sufi order, the Yasawiyya or Yeseviye, which very quickly spread over Turkic-speaking areas. He was a Hanafi scholar like his murshid (spiritual guide), Yusuf Hamadani.