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 Tatar
wedding ceremonies are usually held at the bride's
home. The newly married couple drinks sweet
water from the same cup to show they will remain
a devoted couple to the end of their lives.
The bridegroom often lives in his father's home
after the marriage, and some do not live with
their wife until their first baby is born. Forty
days after the birth of a child, the child is
bathed. The bath water is fetched from 40 places
to represent many good wishes for the baby's
growth.
Tatars who are in cities live in flat-roofed
mud houses. These homes are decorated with tapestries
and kept tidy. Nomadic Tatars live in tents.
Their musical instruments include a wooden flute
called the kunie, a harmonica called the kebisi,
and a two-stringed violin. Their dances, some
of which have Russian, Uygur and Uzbek characteristics,
are lively and cheerful.
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