When I left Tianshan Hotel, it was nearly 0: 24 in the morning. At this time, it is still singing and dancing, very lively. Through the arch inlaid with flowers, I passed a fat man. He leaned back with a little flower hat and half bent his knees. He danced to the rhythm of the music. Obesity didn't affect his dancing flexibility. There are several well-dressed women around him. Cheerful and rhythmic music and songs, shaking the men and women dancing all over the pool ...? Yes, this is a Kazakh wedding, which is in full swing at this time and has no intention of ending. ...

We can't stand it. We must leave early.

Restaurants are also very particular. Finally, there is a special main meal and rich pilaf (sometimes Na Ren? ) and a large piece of beef? After the horse meat and intestines, everyone held hands and caressed their faces. After listening to the host on the stage, they officially began to eat. It is said that this kind of meat can't be eaten without eating, and there is nothing left.

Seeing young Kazakhs in suits and ties, they are used to reaching out and grabbing rice and sending it to their mouths. It's delicious. There are still no chopsticks and spoons.

I attended three such weddings this month.

In fact, as a Han nationality, it will be very painful to attend the wedding of a national friend. Some of my colleagues, especially gay men, don't want to go, you think. After work at 7 o'clock, I usually have dinner at 8 o'clock. Kazak weddings are usually held in the evening, starting at 9: 00, and serving begins at 10. You can eat, and your stomach has already protested disobediently. Han people who don't like excitement, can't dance and can't drink don't have to go. "You are the real one? Heterogeneous "? This seems out of place.

It is also strange that after staying here for so long, there are many minority colleagues, especially Uighurs and Kazakhs. I studied bilingualism for one year and distributed teaching materials specially. I study Kazakh every morning and have exams, but I still forget about it afterwards, and I still can't understand their jabbering.

Of course, this does not hinder our daily getting along and friendship. I should thank these smart minorities around me. Except for the beautiful image, almost everyone speaks fluent Chinese, especially at work. Of course, I still speak my own language privately. ?

Sometimes, I will say with emotion: well, in fact, the Han nationality is quite disadvantaged. Think about it, when they suddenly gabble about their own language, you don't know what to say. How do you feel? Are you talking about me? You don't scold a person. ? But we will get together to speak Chinese, and they will know everything when they hear it.

At the wedding scene, the whole process was very lively and was presided over by Sak. "We are the real? Ethnic minorities "? The host was talking and laughing on the stage, with a loud voice. Rows of people went up and down, probably their parents' elders. I don't know what they were doing or talking about. All we have to do is open our mouths and watch. Clap when it's time to clap. Ceremony is ceremony. Fortunately, who is your colleague Aynur? Translate for us while eating.

This dawning girl, who is no big or small when she is with us on weekdays, is today's bride, and the groom's name is Nur Khalid. I haven't seen it before, but the one I often see around her didn't succeed in the end, and my family didn't agree. This should be arranged by parents. (digress. )

In the early years, Kazakh girls, herders in the mountains were generally engaged at the age of 18, and some married at the age of 16. After the age of 20, no one should propose. Up to now, because of the policy environment and education, girls (especially those who work) are getting married later and later. Like Shuguang, they all turned 29 after their 28th birthdays. Even Han people should get married, but she is in no hurry. She also said that it would be great if she could have a lifelong relationship. She didn't want to get married.

Nowadays, Kazak youth are getting married, which has become more and more enlightened and fashionable. For example, "driving your carriage" in the popular song "The Girl of Osaka Castle" has become a memory. Old "was it picked up on horseback?" The scene has long been replaced by brand-new cars. The banquet was also changed to a hotel. Long wedding photos at the door. The big screen of the venue is also playing back wedding photos. It's like a normal wedding reception.

But there are still many things that haven't changed. Aynur said that before the Kazakh wedding, there will be a series of visits and celebrations between relatives and friends. It lasted for half a month or even more than 20 days, and it has strong national characteristics.

Naturally, the wedding was very grand. Accompanied by the bridesmaid, the bride enters her parents' yurt and holds a ceremony of "worshipping the fire", that is, two women hold the bride in front of the fire, and one woman puts out her hands to bake on the fire and rub her face several times, then puts her hand into the veil of the bride and rubs her face several times. At this time. All the women who came to the wedding wished "Happy Wedding" and "Let the ancestors' souls bless the bride", which were basically expressed in the form of singing.

& lt to be continued? & gt

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