KARKHUZ

KARKHUZ (from Bashkir “kara” – black and “khuz” – word, literally “an ancient story”). 1) is an ethnic term combining epic (epic, fairytale, lore, legend, bylichka) and aphoristic genres (idiom, proverb, a riddle, a nasikhat); 2) a fairytale, mythical short According to Bashkir customs, K. was allowed to be told only in winter at night.

M.Kh. Idelbayev