The symbolism of dawn is positive in all cultures of the world and usually symbolizes enlightenment, hope, the victory of light over darkness, youth, etc. In popular culture, dawn is contrasted with sunset – a symbol of decline, destruction, degradation, loss of power.
On the day of the celebration of Nauryz (from Persian – the birth of a new day), Kazakhs welcome the dawn, pay homage to the sun and associate with it the arrival of a new cycle of the year, new hopes. The symbolization of the dawn/morning in Kazakh folklore is reflected in the mythological tale about the birth of the sun on the world tree-Baiterek, which is haunted every night – in the dark time of the day by the fierce dragon-Aidakhar.
At dawn, many rituals were performed, for example, healing. It was believed that the disease would go to the “darkness”, to “another world”.
