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Culture and Traditions

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Which ornament runs down the hoist side of the Kazakh flag in gold on the sky-blue field?
Which two-stringed plucked lute is the most widely played folk instrument of the Kazakhs and is used to accompany songs and kui?
Which two-stringed bowed instrument, made from a hollowed piece of wood and strung with horsehair, is associated with shamans and the legendary Korkyt Ata?
Which composer, who lived from 1818 to 1889, is regarded as the father of the Kazakh kui, the instrumental pieces for the dombra?
Which Kazakh tradition is a contest in which two poet-singers, called akyns, take turns improvising verses to the music of the dombra?
Which spring festival, held around 21 March and celebrating the equinox as the start of the new year, is a public holiday in Kazakhstan?
How many ingredients are in the ritual Nauryz kozhe, a soup that is shared during the spring festival?
What is the traditional felt-covered, lattice-framed tent of the Kazakh nomads called?
Which dish, whose name means five fingers because it was eaten by hand, consists of boiled meat served over flat noodles?
Which traditional drink is made from fermented mare's milk and is served to guests in a bowl?
Which fried dough pieces are served at nearly every Kazakh feast and are offered to guests as a sign of welcome?
In which traditional horseback game do teams try to carry the carcass of a goat to the opponent's goal?
Which custom involves a ceremony in which a child's feet are symbolically freed by cutting a rope when the child takes its first steps?
Which wedding custom, accompanied by a song, is the ceremony in which the young bride uncovers her face and greets the family of the groom?
Which legendary singer-bard of the Oghuz and Kipchak steppe, who tried to escape death by playing the kobyz, is associated with the region of Kyzylorda?
Which novelist wrote the epic Abai Zholy (The Path of Abai), a story of the life of the poet Abai?
Which script has been used to write Kazakh since 1940, after a Latin-based alphabet was used from 1929?
Which branch of Islam do most Muslim Kazakhs follow?
About how many ethnic groups live in Kazakhstan?
What is the name of the tablecloth spread with food and the hospitality it symbolises in Kazakh culture?
On which date in May is Defender of the Fatherland Day celebrated in Kazakhstan?
Which tall bridal headdress, richly decorated with silver and beads, was worn by Kazakh women at weddings?
Which belief in a sky god, practised by the early Turkic peoples before Islam, is still part of Kazakh tradition?
Which traditional horseback game is played by a young man and a girl, in which he tries to catch her to win a kiss while she may chase and whip him if he fails?
Which fur-lined winter hat with ear flaps is a typical piece of Kazakh men's traditional clothing?

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