HAYPbl3 is pronounced Nauryz. It is the Kazakh New Year. Celebrated in a few countries, Nauryz is a celebration of the awakening of nature.
These are some examples of the things you can purchase from various vendors. Moving clockwise from the large picture are: wool egg-shaped balls which have embroidery and bead work, they were
really pretty, next is a collection of Soviet pins (also for sale), and finally, the table has slippers, hats, dolls, pouches, etc., all made of wool.
Below are some of the food options, if you're hungry (and most people come hungry). The woman on the left is selling/scooping out ice cream, next is a man selling pre-made, plastic wrapped sandwiches, and finally, Nauryz soup. There were lots of women along the streets with a stool, a little table, and a huge pot of soup. It looked great, but because the holiday fell on a Sunday (why does that keep happening to us??) we only observed the festivities.
These are some examples of traditional Kazakh clothes. Rather infrequently we may see someone wearing these clothes, but generally they are reserved for holidays. The woman in the green is selling a popular drink out here... kumis, which is fermented mare's milk. Isn't the little girl cute?? There really weren't many decked out in the traditional clothes, so when I saw this little girl we asked her parents for permission to take a picture. They seemed to be really pleased and flattered. Any ideas on her thoughts?? ;D
One of the dance performances we witnessed:
Another performance we saw, this is a male dancer/performer holding a traditional Kazakh instrument. It was a very...
interesting performance.
Because no party is complete without a hot-air balloon...
These guys are cool! They are falcon trainers and they certainly seem to be good at their work, I didn't see any falcons chasing after anyone or anything (of course, most of the birds had a shield over their eyes until picture time).
A little while after seeing the guy pictured above we found ourselves right next to another falcon & trainer. This was the look on Addie's face:
Even though Addie is wearing her snowsuit, it was quite warm. I walked around without my jacket and Chris was confortable in his suitcoat. Seeing the celebration was a nice way to be reminded of the beauty and joy that come with Spring.
These are some examples of the things you can purchase from various vendors. Moving clockwise from the large picture are: wool egg-shaped balls which have embroidery and bead work, they were really pretty, next is a collection of Soviet pins (also for sale), and finally, the table has slippers, hats, dolls, pouches, etc., all made of wool.
Below are some of the food options, if you're hungry (and most people come hungry). The woman on the left is selling/scooping out ice cream, next is a man selling pre-made, plastic wrapped sandwiches, and finally, Nauryz soup. There were lots of women along the streets with a stool, a little table, and a huge pot of soup. It looked great, but because the holiday fell on a Sunday (why does that keep happening to us??) we only observed the festivities.
These are some examples of traditional Kazakh clothes. Rather infrequently we may see someone wearing these clothes, but generally they are reserved for holidays. The woman in the green is selling a popular drink out here... kumis, which is fermented mare's milk. Isn't the little girl cute?? There really weren't many decked out in the traditional clothes, so when I saw this little girl we asked her parents for permission to take a picture. They seemed to be really pleased and flattered. Any ideas on her thoughts?? ;D
One of the dance performances we witnessed:
Another performance we saw, this is a male dancer/performer holding a traditional Kazakh instrument. It was a very... interesting performance.
Because no party is complete without a hot-air balloon...
These guys are cool! They are falcon trainers and they certainly seem to be good at their work, I didn't see any falcons chasing after anyone or anything (of course, most of the birds had a shield over their eyes until picture time).
A little while after seeing the guy pictured above we found ourselves right next to another falcon & trainer. This was the look on Addie's face:
Even though Addie is wearing her snowsuit, it was quite warm. I walked around without my jacket and Chris was confortable in his suitcoat. Seeing the celebration was a nice way to be reminded of the beauty and joy that come with Spring.
IT is so very interesting seeing what you've shared. Thank you!
ReplyDeleteI will pretent to know the thoughts of the li'l girl in native dress:
because she's a tomboy...
"I don't want these strangers to take a picture of me in this frilly stuff."
Addie looks So-o like her daddy.