In the Kyrgyz people's tradition, the blessing ("bata" or "ak bata", "the right blessing" or "white blessing") might be a good wish to somebody by the elderly person or the person with a best reputation before the travel or launch of some activity of the person who seeks such a blessing and moral support. The procedure might be a trace of the pre-Islamic local nomadic traditions with deep family values. Some times, elderly might give a negative blessing (so called "teskeri bata" - "the opposite blessing" or "the black blessing").