The preference for meat as the main food of the Kazakhs is expressed in a dish – «et», which contains a harmonious sequence of elements observed in our days: teeparty (shäi ishu), serving of head and meat (bas tartu and et tartu), blessing (bata sūrau), distribution of meat by rank (sybağa), distribution of head meat by rank (basty bölshektep taratu), cutting of meat (etti zhapyraqtau), meal (as zheu), treatment with one’s own hands (asatu), serving sorpa (sorpa taratu), permission to move away from the table (as qaitaru), blessing (dastarkhanğa bata beru), tea party (shäi ishu). The sequence of this unique complex, which encompasses many areas of traditional Kazakh life, is expressed in the charming folk proverb eki shäi – bir et (two teas around one meat). The first in the chain – tea (tea ceremony), which appeared later, became an integral part of the culture of the Kazakhs. The invitation to tea became a desire to communicate or express sympathy, for example, «könil shäi», to which it is customary to invite those who have recently lost a loved one. Kazakh tea party has its own characteristics – it is served in the kese (traditional crockery) and filled only halfway. A bowl