Festivals & Events

1. Сабан туе

   Saban tuye

   Sabantuy (Tatar summer festival)

   Usage

   A big festival with games, songs and dances; the date depends on the town

   Grammar Note

   Сабан (plough) + туе (feast): 'the plough feast'. Russian writes it Сабантуй.

2. Миңа Сабан туе ошый.

   Miña Saban tuye oshyy.

   I like Sabantuy.

   Usage

   A short way to share your feelings about the festival

   Grammar Note

   'Миңа … ошый' is a dative construction meaning 'I like …'.

3. Сабан туе кайчан була?

   Saban tuye kaychan bula?

   When is Sabantuy held?

   Usage

   To ask the date, which differs from place to place

   Grammar Note

   Composed with regular grammar.

4. Без Сабан туена барабыз.

   Bez Saban tuyena barabyz.

   We are going to Sabantuy.

   Usage

   To say you are heading to the festival

   Grammar Note

   Composed with regular grammar. Direction is expressed with the dative -на/-га.

5. Нәүрүз

   Näwrüz

   Nawruz (spring-equinox new year festival)

   Usage

   An old festival marking the new year around the spring equinox

   Grammar Note

   Spelled Нәүрүз, with ә and ү.

6. Ураза бәйрәме

   Uraza bäyräme

   Uraza bäyräme (Eid al-Fitr, end of Ramadan)

   Usage

   The holiday ending the fasting month; people pray at the mosque and gather with family

   Grammar Note

   Ураза (fast) + бәйрәме (holiday). Бәйрәм is the general word for a holiday.

7. Корбан бәйрәме

   Korban bäyräme

   Korban bäyräme (Eid al-Adha, Festival of Sacrifice)

   Usage

   An Islamic holiday centred on mosque prayers and family gatherings

   Grammar Note

   Two words; the date shifts every year.

8. Мәүлид бәйрәме

   Mäwlid bäyräme

   Mäwlid bäyräme (the Prophet's birthday)

   Usage

   A day marking the Prophet's birth, with prayers and gatherings

   Grammar Note

   Two words; keep ә and ү in Мәүлид.

9. Нардуган

   Nardugan

   Nardugan (winter-solstice festival)

   Usage

   The shortest (or longest) days of the year; used for the winter solstice festival

   Grammar Note

   Often used for the Kryashen winter customs.

10. Каз өмәсе

    Kaz ömäse

    Kaz ömäse (goose bee, a communal autumn gathering)

    Usage

    A Tatar custom: neighbours gather to prepare geese together, with songs and food

    Grammar Note

    Каз өмәсе names the custom.

11. Җыен

    Jyyen

    Jyen (large summer gathering with folk events)

    Usage

    A gathering of people; also used as a festival name

    Grammar Note

    Җыен means gathering and is also used as a festival name. Write җ, not ж.

12. Бәйрәм белән!

    Bäyräm belän!

    Happy holiday!

    Usage

    A quick greeting for any holiday

    Grammar Note

    'Noun + белән!' is a congratulation, as in 'Яңа ел белән!'.

13. Бәйрәмегез котлы булсын!

    Bäyrämegez kotly bulsyn!

    May your holiday be blessed!

    Usage

    A polite blessing for someone's holiday

    Grammar Note

    -егез is the polite 'your'; булсын is a wish form.

14. Ураза бәйрәме белән котлыйм!

    Uraza bäyräme belän kotlyym!

    Congratulations on Uraza bäyräme!

    Usage

    To greet people at the end of the fasting month

    Grammar Note

    "… белән котлыйм" congratulates someone on an occasion. Composed with regular grammar.

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