The customs and habits of Kirgiz festivals

Kirgiz has its own language and writing. Language belongs to Altai Turkic language family; Characters are phonetic characters based on Arabic letters. Kirgiz people are mainly engaged in animal husbandry, and agriculture and handicrafts are mainly engaged in the processing of livestock products. Kirgiz culture and art are rich and colorful, and various forms of poetry, music, legends, stories, fairy tales, fables and plastic arts are circulated among the masses. Traditional crafts include embroidery, felt rolling, carving, flower weaving and making gold and silver ornaments. Traditional sports activities such as horse racing, sheep grabbing, wrestling, horse wrestling and "chasing girls" all have the characteristics of rural life. Living on weeds, living in tents in summer, living in valleys in winter and living in mud houses. Avoid dairy products, beef and mutton, and like to drink Fuzhen tea. Clothing: men wear a white embroidered T-shirt with lace, and the coat is "stand collar" (long coat with double-breasted collar); Women often wear dresses and small black vests, while southern women wear small stand-up shirts; Young women like red dresses and wear Red Velvet domes or red fur hats with beads, tassels and feathers. Funeral: Wash the body, wrap the head and body with white cloth and bury it. Festivals: Mintz Festival, Kurban Festival and Nowruz Festival. Taboo: fasting the blood of pigs, donkeys, dog meat, dead animals and all animals; It is forbidden to urinate near the house; Don't blow your nose when you speak; It is forbidden to dismount on a fast horse at the door, because it represents mourning or unlucky news; Lying, cheating and swearing are the most taboo. The Kirgiz people mainly believe in Islam.