March 16 saw the beginnning of Nauryz,the celebration of the new year on the Kazakh calender. Students and staff at the school, sang traditional songs, and played the dombra, a tradtional 2-stringed instrument similar to the guitar. In the public square, the whole town came out with the addition of a few visiting villages from the surrounding area. There were a lot of yurts set up, a lot of live stock on display including the proprietary horse and camel, and lot of good smelling food. The whole scene conjured images of the state fair writ small.
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