Tusau Kesu (to cut ties) — a tradition to celebrate the first attempts of a child to walk. The legs of a child are tied with a string of white and black colors symbolizing the good and the bad in life.
Having cut the fetters, the very same person leads the child by both hands along a white path with several objects waiting for him at the end. Traditionally, these are an apple, a book, money and a dombra. The Kazakhs have always believed that the child’s future will be determined by the object he or she chooses.
Whether it is an apple, they will always be well-fed; if it is a book, the baby will have a bright and inquisitive mind; if the baby pick money, they will be rich; and having chosen the dombra, the child is expected to be creative and artistic.