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1.The tradition of Mardi Gras goes back to pre-Christian pagan rituals: seeing off Winter and meeting Spring, electing a king and Queen (forefathers of the Father and Mother, images characteristic especially of Celtic culture), burning a totem doll, eating solar symbols[2] (in Russia — pancakes, as a memorial meal), etc. After the Christianization of Europe, many cults and festivals were assimilated by the new faith
2.Yes there are and I will name the 5 most popular
1."Nomad Alemi" (June) - international festival of nomad culture.Venue-Nur-Sultan city
2.Spirit of Tengri (early June) - festival of contemporary ethnic music. The venue is the city of Almaty. In 2018, it was held for the sixth time.
3."Taikazan" (October) – Almaty festival of national cuisine of the peoples of Kazakhstan. In 2018, it was held for the sixth time.
4.Foure Ecoethnofestival (mid-August) - four e's-ecology, ethnicity, emotions, and evolution. These four directions are important in the spiritual growth of any person. By the way, the decoration of tents and the entire territory with bright fabrics is also thought out with the predominance of four colors associated with the concept of the festival: green – ecology, purple – evolution, pink – emotions, orange – ethnicity. As they say, you can't get lost. Who that closer, there need to and go!
5."Wings of Alakol" (early may) is the only festival in Kazakhstan for birdwatchers, bird watchers. In 2018, it was held for the sixth time, traditionally on the coast of lake Alakol from the Almaty region.
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