Symbolic models of “calendar” in the Turkic world

Abstract

The article examines the symbolic models of the calendar in common Turkic thought, talks about the modeling of the materialization of the concept of time and its division according to biological classification. The perception of time in the image of a person in anthropomorphic modeling is noted, which is shown by the example of the work “Four Colors of Time”
by sculptor Omar Eldarov, where the seasons are presented as images of women at different ages. In addition, facts about zoomorphic and biomorphic modeling were given, the features of the creation of the Turkic calendar with twelve animals, the symbolic properties of animals, their place and perception in the Turkic world were noted.