I’m a Kazakh and I’m gonna tell about Kazakh traditions and culture. First of all I want to mention that Kazakh history is enormously rich and interesting. Our mindset is very kind, we love guests and we are also a brave nation. We have a lot of heroes who were fighting and unfortunately died on the fields of the war. All those elements helped us to build up our mentality, our culture. I cannot say about one accurate tradition because we have a lot of them and every Kazakh out to follow all of them. But one important tradition who follows up you always, all the time, when you are 12 years old and you are out to give something expensive to your closest friends. And not only at 12 years, also when you will be 12, 24, 36, 48, every 12 years you are out to give something expensive to your friends, to your family. And why we do it? Because every 12 years is hard year and it is mean that you will face with a lot of problems and you are out to give something and surprise somebody with a good thing. So that year will be better for you. So with that you make your next year good.
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I'm a Kazakh and I'm going to talk about Kazakh traditions and culture. First of all, I want to mention that Kazakh history is enormously rich and interesting. Our mindset is very kind; we love guests, and we are also a brave nation. We have a lot of heroes who fought and unfortunately died on the fields of war. All those elements helped us build our mentality and culture. I cannot point to one specific tradition because we have many, and every Kazakh should follow all of them. But one important tradition is that every 12 years, you are expected to give something valuable to your closest friends. This tradition is not limited to age 12; it continues at 24, 36, 48, and so on. Every 12 years, you are expected to give something valuable to your friends and family. Why do we do this? Because every 12 years is considered a challenging year, and it means you will face many problems. By giving something and surprising someone with a good gift, you hope that the year will be better for you. In this way, you make your next year good.
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