The Kazakh people, known for their extensive walking and frequent relocations, follow natural rhythms for their annual migrations.
They move livestock between summer and winter pastures, aligning their lives with nature’s laws. While other places are already green with warmth, the land here is still covered in a white blanket of snow. The fields are vast and the wind is desolate, yet beautiful things are clearly visible.
White is a cherished and respected color for the Kazakhs. They believe that the white snow is a pure blessing from heaven and that white milk is the source of life. It is said that when a snake mistakenly enters their yurt, they feed it white livestock milk before driving it away, symbolizing "turning enemies into friends" and respecting all living beings.
UPPERVOID Nature Faith Series Documentary
The Kazakh people, known for their extensive walking and frequent relocations, follow natural rhythms for their annual migrations.
They move livestock between summer and winter pastures, aligning their lives with nature’s laws. While other places are already green with warmth, the land here is still covered in a white blanket of snow. The fields are vast and the wind is desolate, yet beautiful things are clearly visible.
White is a cherished and respected color for the Kazakhs. They believe that the white snow is a pure blessing from heaven and that white milk is the source of life. It is said that when a snake mistakenly enters their yurt, they feed it white livestock milk before driving it away, symbolizing "turning enemies into friends" and respecting all living beings.
Nomads on the steppe have developed a survival philosophy rooted in their interaction with nature.
They believe everything has a spirit and is governed by divine forces, and everything belongs to nature.
Divine gifts are everywhere, in the air, mountains, and plants. Kazakhs worship all living beings, considering everything around them as part of nature. They don't strictly differentiate between useful and useless entities, believing that losing any type of life form would be detrimental to themselves.
Elders often say, "Even a two-year-old Kazakh child knows not to pull up grass." In modern settlements, their homes are still surrounded by wild grass, which they do not remove. To Kazakhs, these grasses are an integral part of nature.
Kazakh nomads follow the rule of not staying too long in one grazing spot. They move according to nature's signals, setting up temporary homes and leaving the area as clean as they found it. Once they move, the vegetation quickly recovers. Like humble guests, they express sincere gratitude by returning everything borrowed from nature.
Kazakhs believe they don’t permanently own anything. Everything they have is a temporary gift from nature, and the plants and animals are the true owners of the land. They consider themselves temporary guests, living safely thanks to nature's provisions.
Migration has thus become an important ritual, signifying new gifts to come. Some herders maintain the ancient custom of bringing gifts to elders who can predict the weather, awaiting nature’s signal for migration. They believe these elders understand local natural signs better than weather forecasts. During migration, they wear their finest clothes, women wash their hair, men ride strong horses, and livestock are adorned with bright felt blankets. They move to new pastures, ceremoniously welcoming nature's new hospitality, expressing deep gratitude for nature’s provisions.
Nature is filled with ancient wisdom, which Kazakhs incorporate into their daily lives, making faith not only a spiritual support but also a guiding principle for living. People briefly dwell on earth, and the traces they leave are eventually erased by nature.
The Kazakh people, known for their extensive walking and frequent relocations, follow natural rhythms for their annual migrations.
They move livestock between summer and winter pastures, aligning their lives with nature’s laws. While other places are already green with warmth, the land here is still covered in a white blanket of snow. The fields are vast and the wind is desolate, yet beautiful things are clearly visible.
White is a cherished and respected color for the Kazakhs. They believe that the white snow is a pure blessing from heaven and that white milk is the source of life. It is said that when a snake mistakenly enters their yurt, they feed it white livestock milk before driving it away, symbolizing "turning enemies into friends" and respecting all living beings.
UPPERVOID Nature Faith Series Documentary
The Kazakh people, known for their extensive walking and frequent relocations, follow natural rhythms for their annual migrations.
They move livestock between summer and winter pastures, aligning their lives with nature’s laws. While other places are already green with warmth, the land here is still covered in a white blanket of snow. The fields are vast and the wind is desolate, yet beautiful things are clearly visible.
White is a cherished and respected color for the Kazakhs. They believe that the white snow is a pure blessing from heaven and that white milk is the source of life. It is said that when a snake mistakenly enters their yurt, they feed it white livestock milk before driving it away, symbolizing "turning enemies into friends" and respecting all living beings.
Nomads on the steppe have developed a survival philosophy rooted in their interaction with nature.
They believe everything has a spirit and is governed by divine forces, and everything belongs to nature.
Divine gifts are everywhere, in the air, mountains, and plants. Kazakhs worship all living beings, considering everything around them as part of nature. They don't strictly differentiate between useful and useless entities, believing that losing any type of life form would be detrimental to themselves.
Elders often say, "Even a two-year-old Kazakh child knows not to pull up grass." In modern settlements, their homes are still surrounded by wild grass, which they do not remove. To Kazakhs, these grasses are an integral part of nature.
Kazakh nomads follow the rule of not staying too long in one grazing spot. They move according to nature's signals, setting up temporary homes and leaving the area as clean as they found it. Once they move, the vegetation quickly recovers. Like humble guests, they express sincere gratitude by returning everything borrowed from nature.
Kazakhs believe they don’t permanently own anything. Everything they have is a temporary gift from nature, and the plants and animals are the true owners of the land. They consider themselves temporary guests, living safely thanks to nature's provisions.
Migration has thus become an important ritual, signifying new gifts to come. Some herders maintain the ancient custom of bringing gifts to elders who can predict the weather, awaiting nature’s signal for migration. They believe these elders understand local natural signs better than weather forecasts. During migration, they wear their finest clothes, women wash their hair, men ride strong horses, and livestock are adorned with bright felt blankets. They move to new pastures, ceremoniously welcoming nature's new hospitality, expressing deep gratitude for nature’s provisions.
Nature is filled with ancient wisdom, which Kazakhs incorporate into their daily lives, making faith not only a spiritual support but also a guiding principle for living. People briefly dwell on earth, and the traces they leave are eventually erased by nature.
