Traditions of feeding of Tatar children
G.Sh. MANSUROVA1, S.V. MALTSEV2
1Kazan Federal University, 18 Kremlevskaya St., Kazan, Russian Federation, 420008
2Kazan State Medical University, 49 Butlerov St., Kazan, Russian Federation, 420012
Mansurova G.Sh. — Cand. Med. Sc., Associate Professor, Institute for Fundamental Medicine and Biology, tel. +7-917-390-79-20, e-mail: gsm98@mail.ru
Maltsev S.V. — D. Med. Sc., Professor of the Department of Propedeutics of Children’s Diseases and Faculty Pediatrics, tel. +7-905-314-40-28, e-mail: maltc@mail.ru
The article presents the main aspects of feeding the Tatar children at various periods of historic development of the Tatar people. The stages are described of the development of traditions and religious rituals of feeding in a family. The great role of prolonged breast feeding of babies in Tatar families is shown. Traditional food rations during the nomadic and settled way of living are described.
Key words: children, Tatars, feeding traditions, breast feeding.
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