WEDDING TRADITIONS OF KAZAKH PEOPLE

Abstract

In this article, the authors widely disclose various customs and traditions of the Kazakh people related to marriage. Kazakh wedding is probably one of the most interesting, eventful, colorful and most important ceremonies in life. The purpose of the work is to reveal the content of the main historically established traditions and customs of the Kazakh people and to show their modern embodiment. The paper is dedicated to the discussion of ancient traditions and rituals of Kazakh people which have a great importance for the traditional Kazakh society.

The authors gave detailed analysis to the pre-wedding (kyz aittyru, syrga salu, kudalyk, korzhyn, kuyryk-bauyr, kalym), wedding (kyz uzatu, korimdik, neke kiu, uylenu toi, toi bastar, betashar) and post-wedding (esik ashar,) ceremonies and ritual songs (kyz synsu, zhar-zhar,) of the Kazakh people. The wedding is a complex of rituals and formed by centuries of educational traditions. While dwelling in detail on each of them, the authors describe their educational value from the modern scientific point of view