Customs and habits of uzbekistan

CUSTOMS AND HABITS OF UZBEKISTAN
Plan:

1.About customs and their types.
2.Ceremonies of Uzbek people.
3.National Uzbek clothes.

1.The main feature of the Uzbek family is traditionally reverential respect for elders. Uzbeks usually lives in large families consisting of several generations; therefore, preference is given to a large house on the land. A significant place in family life as an element of hospitality is tea ceremony. Moreover, tea making and pouring it to the guests is the exclusive prerogative of the host. It is common to receive invitations to lunch or dinner and be on time. When planning a visit, it is advisable to take souvenirs or sweets for the children of the owner of the house. Hand shaking is usually only for the menfolk. Women and people sitting in the background, greeted by putting right hand to your heart, and accompanying this gesture with slight tilt of the head. During hand shaking it is common to ask about health, family, and situation at work and at home. In rural areas in case of the guests, women usually do not sit at same table with the men in order not to interfere their conversation. It is not polite to admire the beauty of the women and pay close attention to them. When entering the living quarters shoes are taken off. Must take place indicated by the host. Moreover, the farther it is forming the entrance the more honorable this place is.

Rites of Uzbek people have formed over the centuries as the result of a complex of merging cultural habits and traditions of all tribes and nations that participated in the in the ontogenesis of the Uzbeks. They are quite original, bright and varied, and go back to tribal patriarch relations.

2.Ceremonies of Uzbek people have formed over the centuries as a result of complex process of merger of cultural skills and traditions of all tribes and nationalities that participated in Uzbeks’ ethnogenesis. They are quite original, bright and diverse, and go back to tribal patriarchal relations. A great number of ceremonies follow family life and are associated with birth and upbringing of the child, weddings, burials.

Ceremonies associated with the birth and upbringing of kids (beshik-tuyi, khatna-kilish), weddings (fatiha-tuy, wedding) are of particular importance. Often, they represent the combination of Islamic rituals with more ancient forms related to mystical practices. With adoption of Islam many family and everyday customs have undergone its influence, and Muslim religious ceremonies were introduced in Uzbeks’ life. Friday is deemed a holiday celebrated in the cathedral mosque by general namaz (prayer). Patriarchal customs continue their existence in the social life, which is focused on mosque, chaykhana (teahouse), bazaar and in which only men participate. Many ceremonies follow family life and are associated with the birth and upbringing of the child, weddings, and funerals. A special role is played by the rituals associated with the birth and upbringing of the children (beshik-Tuyi, khatna-kilish) wedding (fatiha-tui, wedding). Often, they are combination of Islamic rituals with more ancient forms related to the mystical practices. With the adoption of Islam, many family and everyday customs have undergone its influence and Muslim religious ceremonies become usual in Uzbek life. Friday is a holiday that is celebrated in the cathedral mosque by public namaz (prayer). Patriarchal attitudes continue to exist in society, the mosque, bazaar, tea house, and in which only man population participated.



Beshik-Tuyi (wooden cradle) a ritual celebration related to the first putting the baby in the cradle. This is one of the most ancient and widespread traditional ceremony in Uzbekistan. Typically, such an event is held on the 7th, 9th and 11th day of the birth of the baby. In various regions rituals have their own differences and depend on the family’s income: rich families usually celebrate this event extensively, and families with low income celebrate it modestly. Beshik (cradle) and necessary things for the baby are provided by the relatives of the baby. In dastarkhan (tablecloth) wrapped cakes, sweets and toys. Gifts are prepared for the baby’s parents and grandparents. Richly decorated beshik, dasturkhans and gifts are loaded into the

Vichelle together with the guests to the sounds of carnay, sunray, and tambourine and drive to the baby’s parent house.

Traditionally delivered beshik takes his right shoulder baby’s grandfather, and then passes on the right shoulder of his son, who then delivers it to the baby’s mother.
In the past, in order that all intentions of the guests were clean and nice faced daubed with white flour. Guests are invited to the richly decorated dastarkhan (table) and while guests help themselves, listen to music and enjoy, in the next room in the presence of older woman is ceremony of swaddling and putting baby in beshik. At the end of ceremony, guests come to the baby to have a look at him, present him gifts and roll in on beshik parvarda or sugar. At this point the ceremony is over, and guests go home...

The most important national holiday is Independence Day, celebrated on September 1st. Every year on December 8 Constitution Day is celebrated to commemorate the adoption of the new Constitution of independent Uzbekistan in 1992. As in many other countries, 9 May is celebrated Memorial Day. Widely celebrated Holidays that associated with the end of fasting – Ramazan Khayit and Kurban Khayit. Kurban Khayit is one of the most important Muslim holidays. On this day, after rituals believers pay visits or receive guests at home, helping the sick, lonely, and show mercy to others. Lovely holiday "Ramadan Khayit" is a holiday of spiritual and moral purification. It begins at the end of 30 days of fasting, which according to Islamic law falls on the 9th month of the Muslim Hijri year. On this day traditionally people commemorate the dead, visit the sick, the elderly, engage in charity and other good works.

Ancient popular holiday Nowruz ("Nowruz bayrami"), is celebrated on March 21, the day of vernal equinox. It is a celebration of nature awakening and beginning of planting, preserved in its rituals features of Zoroastrianism. In the agricultural oasis of ancient Uzbekistan were held every spring the big festivals, holiday bazaars. According to tradition, even today people bake "baursak" and prepare the ritual meal - sumalyak. After the celebrations field work usually begins, which in the past were also accompanied by the implementation of various rites before going into the field and horns of oxen and bulls neck smeared with oil. After the celebrations field work usually begins, which in the past were also accompanied by the implementation of various rites, for example before going into the field horns and neck of oxen and bulls smeared with oil. After the celebrations field work usually begins, which in the past were also accompanied by the implementation of various rites, for example before going into the field horns and neck of oxen and bulls smeared with oil. The first furrow was performed by the most respected and oldest member of the community. During the years of independence celebration of Nowruz has acquired a new dimension and depth. It became a national holiday of friendship, unity, brotherhood of all peoples. The colorful, theatrical performances reveal the philosophical and poetic reflection of Nowruz, its place in people's stories.