Kazakh Society Gift Giving Custom And Its Cultural Implications

This study mainly describes the Kazakh gift-exchanging customs from the aspects of daily life production and life etiquette of Kazakhs in Balikun County,and compares this gift-exchanging customs with the Kazakh nomadic livelihood,tribal organization form and family division of labor mode.Connected together,specifically analyzed the meaning behind the exchange behavior and exchanges in different situations.The thesis is divided into six parts,consisting of introduction,body and conclusion.In the introduction,the author summarizes the relevant literature research and puts forward the purpose and significance of the research in this article.Based on this,the article is divided into four chapters to discuss.The first chapter first introduces the natural geographical environment of the Barikun Kazakh Autonomous County in the field survey area,focusing on some overviews of the Kazakhs in Barikun County.By introducing their migration history,livelihood methods,social organization forms,family division of labor,and belief system The content of other aspects made the basis for the following text;Chapter 2 sorted out the daily life of the Balikun Kazakhs and the ways and categories of gift exchange customs in life etiquette,focusing on the Kazakhs in ritual and non-ritual situations Gift-exchange customs,and summarizes the meanings of gift-exchange behaviors and physical objects in specific links in different situations;Chapter 3 analyzes the general characteristics of Kazakh society’s gift-exchange customs,that is,women as the dominant gift exchange The author discusses the two aspects of the gift form combining diversity and singleness;Chapter 4 is divided into two aspects.The first part discusses the principles followed by the Kazakh gift giving.From the overall perspective of Kazakh social gift exchange,Kazakhstan People give gifts strictly follow the principles of immediate return of gifts,relative balance,avoidance of spouse,and positioning of seniority.The second part reveals the function and influence of Kazakh social exchange,and summarizes the Kazakh people under the influence of the tribal organization system of Awule.Through the exchange behavior,the individual makes Awule organically connected into a whole.In order to maintain the social relationship among the members and ensure the survival of the individual,through the medium of gifts,Awule members promoted the emotional exchanges between each other,while at the same time also constantly strengthening the psychological identity of this nation.In a word,the custom of gift exchange is a good way to inherit the traditional culture of Kazakhstan,and it plays an important role in their production and life.Different forms of gift exchanges contain rich human feelings.People to people,families to families,tribes to tribes use gifts to convey feelings necessary for humanity,such as congratulations,comfort,sympathy,and care.Therefore,the exchange of gifts conveys more a kind of humanistic care,which connects the Kazakh civil society in a warm way between the visible and the invisible,so that its social relations can be better maintained and expanded.More importantly,this topic can lead us from the perspective of gifts,help us better understand the customs and habits of the Kazakh people,understand the true meaning behind those trivial folk customs,and have protection and inheritance of traditional Kazakh culture.important meaning!...