SEMANTICS AND FEATURES OF THE TOYBASTAR RITE

Abstract

. Folklore has deep roots. Including the wedding ceremony occupies a special place. Obviously, every wedding has a beginning. In the article, the reflection of the rituals of «Toybastar» in the past and present, in folklore, ethnography and literature is determined as the scientific and practical significance of the work. The purpose and objective of the article is to make the Toybastar rite an object of study during the wedding ceremony. Also, the methodology of scientific work is the disclosure of semantic meaning, the study of typological similarities and differences. In the section on the main results and analysis of the research work, the emphasis was placed on the fact that «toybastar» is a song performed in poetic form. The beginning of the wedding in the Turkic peoples, the similarities in the wedding of a girl and a guy were considered. Some researchers wrote that «Toybastar» is performed at the end of the wedding. Research has also been done on this issue. In this regard, the opinions of domestic scientists were expressed, such as S. Kaskabasov, K. Slyamzhanuly, Kh. Argynbaev, M. Sharipkhanuly and others. Scientific conclusions were made related to the modern manifestations of the Kazakh holiday, transformation, change in traditions and customs. Given the integration into global culture and spirituality, hypotheses were put forward about the functions of a special poet, singer, who open the wedding.