ARTICLES

Folk meteorology of the Kazakhs: how "amaldar" helped to predict nature and build everyday life
02.09.2025
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Folk meteorology of the Kazakhs: how "amaldar" helped to predict nature and build everyday life

Over the centuries, the Kazakh people have developed their own system of observing nature and climat...

Reviving Traditions: What Role Do Ethnofestivals Play in Modern Realities
02.09.2025
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Reviving Traditions: What Role Do Ethnofestivals Play in Modern Realities

Ethnoculture in Kazakhstan is experiencing a real renaissance today. If ten years ago, interest in t...

Yurt of the 21st Century: How Altynai Tanirbergenova Transforms the Ancient Dwelling of the Kazakhs into an Innovative Space of Health and Traditions
25.08.2025
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Yurt of the 21st Century: How Altynai Tanirbergenova Transforms the Ancient Dwelling of the Kazakhs into an Innovative Space of Health and Traditions

For Kazakhs, a yurt has always been more than just a house. It symbolized the hearth, roots, spiritu...

Treating by Hierarchy: How Nomadic Traditions Influence Modern Ethnoculture
25.08.2025
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Treating by Hierarchy: How Nomadic Traditions Influence Modern Ethnoculture

For nomadic peoples, food has always been more than just a meal.It reflected social status, age, fam...

Revival of National Games: How Forgotten Traditions Are Becoming Popular Today
23.08.2025
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Revival of National Games: How Forgotten Traditions Are Becoming Popular Today

Games are not only fun, but also part of the cultural code of the people. Since ancient times, the K...

Madina Kuandyk: Tradition can be not only a legacy of the past, but also the basis for a sustainable future
19.08.2025
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Madina Kuandyk: Tradition can be not only a legacy of the past, but also the basis for a sustainable future

In the first part of the conversation, Madina Kuandyk told about her path to the world of crafts, ho...

“Every ornament contains the memory of generations”: the story of a craftswoman who is reviving Kazakh crafts
19.08.2025
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“Every ornament contains the memory of generations”: the story of a craftswoman who is reviving Kazakh crafts

For her, ethnoculture is not a fashionable hobby, but a part of her DNA. She grew up among the stori...

Why has national clothing become popular and do young people follow trends?
19.08.2025
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Why has national clothing become popular and do young people follow trends?

In the era of globalization and fast fashion, where uniqueness is increasingly lost, national brands...

"Kiz Jibek" - a luxury perfume with notes of the Kazakh soul that has conquered the world
19.08.2025
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"Kiz Jibek" - a luxury perfume with notes of the Kazakh soul that has conquered the world

Nurzhan Tolegen always dreamed of the whole world learning about the Kazakh national culture. Today ...