NAURYZ: HISTORY, CUSTOMS AND ROLE IN THE FORMATION OF NATIONAL IDENTITY

Ғылыми мақала

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https://doi.org/10.32523/3080-1281-2025-152-3-53-68

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Nauryz, the Great Flood myth, Eurasian steppe, Kazygurt, ; traditions, traditions, identity

Abstract

The article examines the history of the Nauryz holiday, the formation of a traditional ritual complex and its role in ensuring national identity. The author connects the history of the Nauryz holiday, the vernal equinox and the beginning of the year, with the Neolithic era. This is reflected in the legends about the Great Flood and Kazygurt, which occupy a special place in the Kazakh chronicle, and in ancient customs. The author considers the Nauryz holiday as a complex that unites many rituals. First of all, it is a set of values ​​that play an important role in the life of the Kazakhs, such as observing the moment of the equinox, greetings, feasts and blessings. The article analyzes the meaning of the phrase "The Great day of the Ulus" in the Kazakh oral tradition. The author considers Nauryz as a national holiday and gives a number of arguments in favor of this. During the Kazakh Khanate, the celebration of Nauryz was given national significance and its role as a means of uniting various ethnic and social groups that were part of the state was comprehensively considered

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Author Biographies

  • Tengesh Kalenova, L.N. Gumilyov Eurasian National University

    Candidate of Historical Sciences, Associate Professor of Associate Professor of Political Studies, L.N. Gumilyov Eurasian National University

  • Zhambyl Artykbayev, L.N. Gumilyov Eurasian National University

    doctor of historical sciences, professor, L.N. Gumilyov Eurasian National University

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2025-09-30

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NAURYZ: HISTORY, CUSTOMS AND ROLE IN THE FORMATION OF NATIONAL IDENTITY: Ғылыми мақала. (2025). JETE – JОURNAL OF PHILOSOPHY, RELIGIOUS AND CULTURAL STUDIES , 152(3), 53-68. https://doi.org/10.32523/3080-1281-2025-152-3-53-68

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