Thts very interesting bro.. i like also this particular tradition Koii Jass...its very unique, can you tell us a little about it?...
Sure, it is generally a tradition from pre-Islamic times. Essentially, the age between 0 and 15 is regarded by Kazakhs as the little goat age, you are fragile and growing, however once someone reaches 15 he is in the “sheep age”. This is the age where the family wants to see if they should have hope in their som, between the ages of 15 and 25 the son is tasked with many hard tasks such as grazing the animals day in and day out and making difficult decisions. It will be tough but you can’t make it easier for your child as life will be tough. If somebody successfully tackles the challenge then after 25 they enter into the “horse” age where the family is essentially slowly giving the keys to the son, if the son fails miserably during the “sheep” age of 15-25 then he will forever remain in the “sheep” age and will be a labeled a waste man for the rest of his life
Because Kazakhs don’t really herd animals in the steppes anymore, the modern Kazakh family does this by entrusting the son more and giving him much harder decisions in ages 15-25 and expecting him to start becoming successful in life be it thru education, business and or etc. If they waste those 10 years sitting on their ass then the family basically loses hope in that son.