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Honoring ancestors is an important practice in traditional Kazakh faiths. This sacrifice of a sheep at the "Tree of Life" was part of the ritual to mark the passing of Zhangir Umbetov's father. Afterwards, a portion of the meat of the sheep is given to each guest. The ritual is about the affirmation of life not loss, and the acknowledgment that one's spirit lives on.
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THE SOUL OF KAZAKHSTAN
Honoring ancestors is an important practice in traditional Kazakh faiths. This sacrifice of a sheep at the "Tree of Life" was part of the ritual to mark the passing of Zhangir Umbetov's father. Afterwards, a portion of the meat of the sheep is given to each guest. The ritual is about the affirmation of life not loss, and the acknowledgment that one's spirit lives on.