Today, March 14, is Көрісу күні (Korisu Day)—a day of meetings and greetings, traditionally dedicated to demonstrating national customs of Kazakh hospitality and even elements of wedding rituals.

In ancient times, when harsh steppe winters posed a serious threat to life and the continuation of generations, and people rarely met each other due to the difficulties of traveling through frost, ice, and snow, the arrival of spring was perceived as a great joy and an opportunity to visit one another. Thus, the custom emerged of meeting with relatives and neighbors to congratulate them on the end of the cold and hardship of winter, welcoming together a new life, the sun, and abundance.

Just as stars and planets come closer during the days of the spring equinox, people also became closer to one another. This meant that after a long separation, the time came to visit each other, rejoice in life, forgive old grievances, wish each other good health, and embrace one another with the words: «Бiр жасыңмен!» (Bir jasyñmen) —“You have completed another year of life.”

The ritual of «көрісу»—which literally means “to see each other” or “to meet”—has become one of the most important traditions of celebrating Nauryz.