Kazakh love style-"girl chase" immediately

Girl chasing, called "Kizkuvar" in Kazakh, is a traditional competitive game that Kazakh young men and women love very much. It is also a special way for young men and women to express their admiration. Young men and women get to know and understand each other through "girl chasing", and lovers eventually get married.

Beautiful legend

Regarding the origin of girl chasing, there are many interesting legends circulating among Kazakh people.

Legend 1: In ancient times, the heads of two Kazakh tribes became in-laws. When the girls were about to get married, the people who came to pick them up deliberately praised their groom's horse as the best thousand-mile horse. The bride's father said contemptuously: "The horse my daughter rides is the best horse. If you don't believe me, you can compete. If your horse can catch up with my daughter's horse, you will pass by today, otherwise you will talk about it another day."

So the competition began. Because the girl had a good impression on the young man, she deliberately rode very slowly and pretended to let the young man catch up with her. She took the opportunity to communicate and communicate. When she returned, she let the young man run in front and chased after her. As a result,"chasing the girl" became "girl chasing", so "girl chasing" was born.

Since then, many young men and women of the Kazakh nationality have developed good feelings through this playful chase and communication, developed love, and became lifelong partners. Since then, activities have followed each other and become habits that have been passed down to this day. Nowadays, this kind of activity is no longer limited to young men and women. Sometimes some married adult men and women also participate in it, but generally requires both men and women to be of similar age, because this way can they play games and joke at will.

Legend 2: The origin of the girl's pursuit is related to a pair of in-laws who are fighting each other. These in-laws were the leaders of two ancient tribes. When the girl passed by, there was one person in the groom's wedding procession who loved to show off. He praised everyone how precious the horse the son of his tribal leader was riding was and how carefully selected a thousand-mile horse from many horses.

When the bride's father heard this, he was certainly not convinced, so he wanted to prove that his horse was also one in a thousand miles, and that his daughter's skills were superb and no worse than men, so he deliberately asked her to run in the opposite direction of welcoming the bride. He told the groom that if he could catch up with the bride, he would get married today; if he could not, he would choose another auspicious day to get married. After hearing this, the young man quickly mounted his horse and chased after the bride. The groom really lived up to expectations, so he quickly caught up with the bride. When he walked around the bride's horse, the bride, who had a rather unyielding personality, also put forward her own request: the groom would run in front and she would chase after her. In this way, chasing a girl becomes chasing a girl.

Legend 3: A long time ago, a white swan transformed into a woman and married a hunter, becoming the ancestor of the Kazakh people. On the day of their wedding, the two were riding two white horses, flying around like white swans, chasing each other. It is said that this is the origin of "girl chasing". This legend reflects that the horse game of "girl chasing" is a custom inherited from ancient times. "Girls Chasing" is mostly held during festive festivals and is one of the important contents of folk customs activities. Hospitality Kazakh girls will invite tourists from afar to participate in this kind of immediate entertainment.

content and method

"Girl Chasing" is generally held on open, flat meadows in summer and autumn. Young men and women from different regions and all their peers of similar age can participate in this game. Herders from far and near come to visit on horseback. The game process is to first select a designated point that everyone can see, and the male and female riders participating in the game are staggered, with a man and a woman forming a group. After the event began, the two rode horses and walked to the designated place.

When he goes, the young man can tease the girl at will, joke all kinds of jokes, say wisecracks, and even kiss and hug. According to custom, it is not a mistake to tease the girl at this time, and the girl will not be angry. After arriving at the designated place, the young man immediately galloped back, and the girl chased after him. After catching up, she frequently swung the whip on the young man's head with her whip, or even whipped it, in retaliation for the young man's teasing. The young man could not fight back yet.

However, girls generally don't hit them. The main thing is whether the girl likes this young man. If she likes him in her heart, she will only shake it a few times or hit him lightly on the back. But if it is a young man that the girl doesn't like, the girl will be rude and whip him severely to punish the young man who made excessive wisecracks or excessive behaviors on the way there just now. This project not only fully demonstrated the ability of the riders, but many Kazakh young people also generated sparks of love with each other in this game, and eventually formed a lifelong partner.

What you don't know is that this activity has always been a way for Kazakh young men and women to resist patriarchal and feudal etiquette, get rid of arranged marriages and free love. It is through this playful chase that many people get to know each other and understand each other. Love and eventually become partners. Nowadays, it has become a fun mass sports activity, and many married adult men and women also like to participate.

Friends who like to travel can go and experience it and see the endless grassland, with blue bubbles, green grass, colorful flowers, white sheep, and date red horses, as well as slowly rolling hills and tall white birch forests in the distance. From the vast Inner Mongolia grassland to the ethereal northern Tibetan grassland, from the gorgeous Mulan paddock to the elegant Bayinbulak. However, soft beauty is not the only thing about the grassland. It also has a masculine and unconstrained nature.

Now, you may see handsome horse-rangers in the grassland no longer riding horses, but motorcycles. But for the grassland people, a man should be like a good horse. He should not only be proficient in the "three arts of men", but also be able to play the horse-head qin and sing grassland love songs.