The origin of kazak

Kazak mainly distributed in the republic of kazakhstan, as well as some of the original Soviet union, as recorded by Russian letters adaptation of the kazakh language

Words.Kazak the ancients have long live in northern xinjiang and central Asia grassland.And once ruled today ili river valley in ancient China and around the lake area of ancient national black sun (2 ~ 2 century BC), the turks (6 century), ge lu, huihe (10 ~ 12 centuries), thorn qidan (12th century), g, is pretty and kipchak late (12 ~ 13 century) and so on have origin relations.There are still some tribes among modern kazak kept the ancient name.According to the folk about the legend of the white geese that kazakhstan for "white geese" meaning.There are also people who believe that kazakhstan is the ancient Chinese "part", "Mr" or "but" name.Others interpreted the kazakh "warriors", "freedom" and "off".

Kazak has its own language.Language belongs to the altaic turkic: Chinese kazakh word phonetic writing system on the basis of the alphabet.

China's kazak mainly distributed in ili kazak autonomous prefecture of xinjiang uygur autonomous region, altay, wooden base kazak autonomous county and barkol kazak autonomous county.A small number of distributed in the ax kazak autonomous county in gansu province.The 2010 Chinese population census kazak is 146..20000 people.Kazak mainly engaged in animal husbandry.Good embroidery, embroidery has been exported to Japan and other dozens of countries and regions.The vast majority concentrated in the xinjiang uygur autonomous region, the use of the kazak, belongs to the altaic turkic, chuck dialect.Kazak ancestors ever use earl gave muddy - yeniseian culture, huihe.After the introduction of Islam, accepted on the basis of the Arabic letters spelling language today.In 1959 and designed the new words on the basis of the Latin alphabet, but promote the conditions are not mature, resumed in 1982 using the original text, keep the new words as the phonetic symbol.

Kazak traditional festival

1. My LuZi section

Accept my LuZi "from Persian, is" the year orNew Year's DayThe meaning of ".That is to say, in accordance with the kazak ancient calendar, this shows that the street in the New Year festival.This day, day and night as long, during the Chinese lunar calendar "vernal equinox".About my LuZi section there are many beautiful legends.People BaiTianDe before Muslim worship the gods, and the festival have close relationship with the heavenly constellation.People thought that,AriesIs the god of the mankind, sonPiscesIs human and animal pathogens."Vernal equinox" on this day, happens to be a Pisces, ram constellation rises, people choose in this hour of for the feast, can bring happiness and good luck.So to do ", my LuZi "has the meaning of" send the old orientation ".

Kazakh people call starting from the day of the new moon, my LuZi month.Section I LuZi prairie culture and ethnic culture is very rich, kazakh it as ceremoniously celebrate New Year's holiday is justified.In ancient times, the kazakh people in the my LuZi's day going to have a "my LuZi day ceremony", to carry out entertainment activities, such as, mixed wrestling, tongue twisters, guessing, choral songs, my LuZi.

At my LuZi song related to na I LuZi section, is a component part of kazak customs song, is people's good wishes.

In order to send the old orientation, hope the harvest, we LuZi day, kazakhstan in somebody else's family do porridge (Nawrz koje).Years porridge is made of wheat, millet, rice, noodles, salt, meat, yogurt bumps seven kinds of food do (can also be more, but because seven is a lucky number for kazak, so use seven), called "my LuZi rice" (Nawrz koje) (naweriz koje dep jazilgane Jon!)Bul men jagian tuzetilde.Do porridge, "people have utility for winter horse rib bowel, intestine, horse broken sausages, horse neck meat, do the same flesh and blood.This day, people will flock to from a Mu Village to another Mu Village, playing, eating "my LuZi rice", sing songs, my LuZi, hug each other, to congratulate the New Year.November winter slaughter cattle head has been deposited to our LuZi section is dedicated to the old man, the old man would wish said: "may your livestock garden, milk fragrance garden" (the kazak original Oriseng malga tolsen, dastarhan dange tolsen).Na I LuZi section has another meaning.Who don't want to get the blessings of old man, who don't want to get the best prayer.

2. Id al fitr (eid)

Id al fitr, this name is Persian, is the voice of ". Philippines Turkey ", meaning "hari raya", so the id al fitr is also called "hari raya".This section is from Islam, but now has become a public holiday in kazak.During Ramadan, muslims are to be one of the obligations is fasting.Regardless of age, both male and female, fasting for 30 days.In months, before dawn every day to eat breakfast, and then they do not eat all day long, can't drink water.Until the sun set, the church before eating.

End of the fasting in 30 days, is the three days of id al fitr.The first day of the id al fitr, held over public worship, holiday began.The kazakh people like too, I LuZi section, 3 days my home to visit your home.When the feast, men and women all want to put on new clothes, the younger generation must give elders to extend holiday greetings, and families are preparing food.These foods are mostly in Ramadan last prayer (Friday), that is to say from the eid al-fitr began to do the rest for a few days.Give priority to with Fried foods.On this day people in addition to begging to extend holiday greetings, also held a festival ceremony, kazak traditional recreational activities.Due to the holiday time after each method was calculated, so every year back to 10 days in advance.The festival was gradually became a day of 3 days.

3. Eid al-adha

Is the religion of Islam in xinjiang uygur, kazak, hui, kirgiz, uzbekistan and tajikistan, tatar ethnic minorities traditional grand festival.Like id al fitr, this also is holiday, according to each method in the id al fitr after 70 days.The word "directly" Arabic translation, meaning "cultural sacrifice", also "eid".This festival originated from Islam, from the prophet ibrahim dream of Allah, Allah to slaughter his own son, to test his loyalty, when his son ismail instrument do, ibrahim ready to perform, Allah slaughter a sheep instead.Later this day each year, the Arab people according to the legend regular slaughter a sheep sacrifice, xiangyan into the vulgar.After the founding of Islam, admitted that the ancestor of the holy prophet ibrahim, and put each December 10 as the eid al-adha.The Gregorian calendar in China every year and each has 11 days, poor, so every year eid al-adha calendar dates are not fixed.

Eid al-adha, kazak folk festival held a grand worship first, according to the traditional rules, muslims in the festival day morning bath, change clothes to the mosque, chanting,graveAnd the memory of ancestors.First, Muslim families clean, making all kinds of cakes, Fried sanzi, KaoNang, do new clothes, make full preparations for holiday.Then every family size livestock slaughter.Wealthy family slaughtered sheep, cattle or kill camels to entertain or gift.Slaughtered sheep, tradition doesn't help leg of lamb.It is said that the day of slaughter cattle will do ride to heaven, gave a leg, can't walk, more in heaven.After the day of slaughter cattle, cooked meat, cut into large pieces, into large plate, on the table, the guest has come, master passed me a knife, ask a guest to eat meat, drink soup, enthusiastic, and considerate.Men and women, old and young, in festival costumes walk dearly adjacent, congratulations on holiday.In a festival day, still hold the horse racing, diao sheep, girl chasing fun, such as having a unique style of traditional sports activities.Evening people together, singing and dancing.

Kazak customs and taboos

Since kazak Islam, a lot of taboos associated with it and form, the mainest is: die diet pork and the slaughter of cattle meat, avoiding all the blood of animals.Slaughter of animals typically by men.Have a mealDo not holding the whole called naan chew with their mouths.Not allowed in the yurt enthronement, want to sit cross-legged sitting on the carpet, forbid to put two legs straight.Young people are not allowed to when the old man's facedrinking.When eating or talking to people, taboo to dig nose, spit and fart, yawning, dig ears and other bad habits.When a guest, taboo guest rode fast straight at the door, it is considered to be provocative or unlucky indigoeyes and transmit information.Near to ride home, want to slow down.Avoid a whip into the yurt, will be mistaken for pickingA fight.Taboo guest from the stove on the right side of the table and sat in on the right side of the fire, because the right to sit is the master, don't sit put food on the wooden fence or other living utensils, the guests' seats should follow the master's guidance;When to eat, to drink milk tea, can't use their feet trample table linen, more can't across the past, before the table linen pack, it is best not to leave.

If temporary meet in a hurry to go out, also cannot from past master, must go around behind others;Master cooking, guests don't walk into catering, taboo guest touch tableware, more can't use hand food or open the lid, master delivery tea, wine, meat and other food, whether accord with your appetite and shall be pleased to accept, drink to drink tea with milk should not be left half and half, drink koumiss should also drink off, don't drink to sip on a bite, a little to show his gratitude, or you will make host disappointing.Before and after dinner, the host will give them water to wash their hands, wash your hands, don't want disorderly jilt to move, to use hand towel, and politely back towel;Stay if it's getting late, master, don't refuse to use master bedding, or by their owners.

Daughter-in-law, cannot use the father-in-law saddle and father-in-law beds;Father-in-law also cannot use the saddle and daughter-in-law daughter-in-law of beds.Can't face to face for master herds and the number of livestock.Don't beat livestock head with feet and sticks.Can't cross the rope tied to the livestock.Walking in the flock to bypass.With no horses in and out of the flock.Are strictly prohibited from (but transcribing) worship through the front, also can't tread sheets of worship, not to imitate their actions talking and laughing loudly.

According to the kazakh traditional custom, womenpregnancyAfter avoiding camel meat, the treat;Avoid clothes made of camel hair.Because the mother camel pregnancy normally in 12 months, that diet for the treat, camel meat, will extend during pregnancy.Diet rabbit meat, becauseThe rabbitIs three petal mouths, thinkA pregnant womanO eat rabbit meat will gave birth to the lip of the children.

Diet Wolf bitten cattle meat, because a lot of saliva Wolf, afraid of children so there will be a lot of saliva.Puerpera childbirth, avoid the man in the delivery room, including her husband.Midwife can't be a pregnant woman, think that maternal bleeding;Avoid people who gave birth to child has died.Don't praise it in front of parents to their children, particularly can't say words like fat, beautiful, handsome.Near the housing, water, around the mosque, the graveyard, not allowed to defecate indiscriminately.Animals can't go into the graveyard.Earth may not be in the graveyard.Kazakh people worship the grass and the fire, so taboo new grass in spring.

Not allowed to use their feet on the fire, can't spit on the fire, are not allowed to be surroundedThe fireRun free heap, not pressure fire fighting seedlings, more can't pee on the fire.Kazakh people think it bad luck to every Tuesday, five days, can't go out.Attaches great importance to singular in Numbers, especially attaches great importance to the "seven" and "nine", especially "seven," they advocate.In the kazakh folk literature, "seven" is the most a number, refers to the number.Such as "seven days", "seven days and nights" and "seven years" is a long journey metaphor, mostly the torment of life, perseverance exercise.Also often on living custom and the "seven".As a kazakh people inbaby7 days after birth, cradle and the naming ceremony will be held.Marriage is forbidden in the seven generations, marriage and family must be seven river.