Reflections & wisdom from a Central Asian yurt manufacturer...

[Jafo]

I lose all track of time in my yurt.

[TSRalex]

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🧿Yurts are traditional dwellings of many nomadic peoples. The round shape of the dwelling was chosen for its functionality.

🔺💗The round shape has the least resistance to the constant steppe winds, which makes it more resistant to the natural elements.

The round shape facilitates the assembly of the shelter and the seasonal change from winter to summer storage.

Ensures better air circulation inside.

The sphere has a maximum volume with a minimum surface area. And the smaller the surface area, the faster the yurt can be built (less material is needed) and the lower the heat loss.

The round shape of the nomadic dwelling also has a sacred meaning. In shamanism, the circle is often associated with the symbol of harmony. The circle stands for the cyclical nature of time and life as well as for the unity of the universe. The circle also symbolizes protection and security, as it has neither beginning nor end.

[TSRalex]

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SUTTUG SHAI Shai (tea) is a drink obtained by boiling, brewing and/or infusing a specially prepared tea bush leaf.

Tea is a sacred drink.💁*♀ Tea is drunk ...
all day long, all the time.

In the morning, the women sit down at the stove to prepare the tea with milk, and after boiling it, they have to perform a ritual - they scatter it upwards near the yurt, towards the sky and then towards the top of the mountain. In this way, they make an offering to the Nine Heavens and the spirits of nature.

The tea is often drunk according to the tradition of the inhabitants of Asian countries - with milk, salt and butter. Suttug shai is brewed from green tea, with sheep's or camel's milk and, after boiling, salt, ghee (concentrated butter) 🐑🍯🌏

[TSRalex]

🌝It's not a castle, it's not a palace,
🌀 And there are no evil corners.
💁*♀Built by people, the creators,
🙆*♂Like the best shelter in the world.

🌾That the waves of waddle in the steppe🌷...
🤱To cradle the children,
🎪To keep the canopy open 🎪
💗 For the good of all men.

🧟*♂The blood thirsty horde
Melted away into the steppe,
♪ Only my white yurt ♪
Standing by the river🌊

📔Nikolai Suslov

[TSRalex]

😉 LIFE💖H.9🦋

🖐 In his presence his palm shows, and in his absence his fist shows

In speeches it is better to be few, and in cattle to be numerous🐑🐑....

There's a camel, but no cart; there's a cart, but no rope.

Spinning like a mill, rattling like a cart.

Spring is scarce and fall is plentiful -

♪ To spin a rope of sand ♪

A turtle in love can swim across the sea.

It's bad for your health to drink vodka, and it's bad for your farm to go to your neighbors.

Wolves look up to the mountain when they are full, and people strive to go home when they are full.

A hairy rope won't spoil a leather rope.

A man with a temper turns gray from the top of his head.

Choosing, choosing, choosing - I got a blind one, checking, checking - I sat in the mud.

When they marry off a daughter, they don't regret her earrings.

Grass grows - juice of the earth, old men gather - wedding decoration.

Depth is in the sea, and wisdom is in the scholar.

A fool threatens to go to heaven

The fool follows the fool, the cart follows the ox.

Looking at a shadow makes you straight, looking at your friends makes you smart.

Anger torments the body and the mountain torments the horse.

Speech flows like water

The top of a high mountain is bare, the head of an arrogant man is empty.

A hungry dog gnaws bones, a hungry man chisels rocks

A hungry man can't sleep

It's not a bad dog that barks, but a bad dog that bites from behind.

The mountain is low at its beginning and the river is shallow at its mouth.

Power rests on law and iron on nails.

Sin and virtue are cousins.

A rumbling sky without rain, a defamed girl without matchmakers.

If you give your word, keep it, if you start working, finish it.

Far is the way for a yard horse, and far are friends for a miser.

Two bulls' heads cannot be boiled in one pot.

A big tree is the beauty of the mountains, a beautiful maiden is the beauty of the house.

What you can't reach with your mind, you can't see with your eyes.

A good man appears at a mention, a bad man when it rains.

A long hem confuses the legs, and a long tongue confuses the neck.

Long is the way of a bum, long are the steps of a coward.

Friendly men can fit under a sheepskin.

If you throw a stone upwards, it will fall on your head.

If you stumble once, you'll stumble seven times🌙🌿🌏

[TSRalex]

🌞 Wherever my fate takes me 🌞
🏡 I'll never forget my native village...
😃 😃 And it makes my eyes happy
🥘 To watch the cauldron being put on the hearth,
💗 To see the family come together from all sides 💗
🙏Greeting Menja🙋*♀....

And I, with the naive joy of a boy
I sit in my father's seat,
On the white felt,
And, as at a feast,
I take the honorable bowl...
And from the depths of the high mountains.
A leisurely conversation is going on.
I keep my eyes on the Aksakalovs.
I take their words of wisdom to spare.
And everything, as they say in our family,
I put it in my pocket, I put it in my pocket👋🎶🎵

📔 Ezendey Toyushev Translated by G. Volodin

[TSRalex]

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🐴📢MEETING

The arrival of guests was an event, because the difficult life of nomads, handed over to the circle of family and close relatives, gave few opportunities for contact with other members of the tribe, so that each arrival of guests is the emergence of new...
information and the expansion of knowledge.

The guests were placed in an honorable corner of the yurt according to their rank and provided with everything the hosts had. There was no stinting on treats and gifts. A ram was slaughtered especially for the guest and the most delicious dishes were prepared.
There was an interesting tradition from time immemorial: when you enter someone else's house, you should not step on the threshold. Because anyone who deliberately steps on the threshold wishes the owners misfortune and conceals evil intentions.

It was necessary to place one's weapons and luggage outside the yurt, in front of the threshold. This showed that one had come with honest intentions and trusted the people living there completely.

The left hand is considered to be dirtier, so when greeting someone, you should only use your right hand as a sign of respect. All gifts are also received with the right hand,🌀