Exercise 7. Read the following events which are celebrated in Kazakhstan. Work in groups of three ask questions according to the text.

Let`s celebrate

Kazakhstan is multinational society with many different ethnic and religious groups represented in its population. As a result, there are many more holidays and times of religious observance in the calendar than there used to.

1. The first celebration of the year of course Nauryz. This holiday of spring and the renewed life of the Earth is celebrated for over five thousand years by many cultures of the Middle and Central Asia. This holiday is celebrated on the 22nd of March. There are a lot of holiday activities around the city, most of which represent Kazakh national traditions. Asians really enjoy this day, while for others it may be no more than an official holiday. Walk around downtown to listen to akyns (national poets/singers), see national contests, folk games, dancing, etc. Kazakh national food is everywhere, but cooking Nauryz kozhe is a must. Nauryz kozhe (a special holiday dish) consists of seven components wheat, oats, rice, barley, raisins, wild apricots, and millet. It symbolizes the hope for well-being in the coming year. Nowadays, it has become a truly national holiday of spring, work and unity. It is dear to all the peoples living in the multinational Kazakhstan.

2. Together with these official holidays, religious holidays are widely observed: Kurban Ait among Muslims. Kurban Ait is a holy Muslim holiday. If translate from Arabic language, it is holiday of sacrifice something. Muslim people make ceremony, named kurban - shaly. During it they sacrifice one of the animals: sheep, caw, ram or camel. It is considered that if a man did all the ceremony right, he would bring prosperity to his family for all the year, until next Kurban Ait holiday. Kurban Ait is the most important Muslim holiday, which is celebrated on 70-th day of moon calendar, after Oraza ended. Each year this date changes, with the small difference in 10 days. The most important day of the Kurban Ait holiday is the very first day. In this day all believers invite each others to have a meal together, in all mosques mullahs offer up a holly prayer ait namaz.

3. The 9th of May we celebrate as a day of the victory in the Great Patriotic War (1941-1945). It is a very important day for all the ex-Soviet states. Over 20 million Soviet people perished during the war and, in fact, there was at least one dead in every family. Even though there are very few veterans left, the government much to the disgust of the people eliminated all kinds of benefits that they enjoyed. Almaty was one of the fortunate cities not directly affected by the war because German troops never reached Central Asia.

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