Uzbek customs and habits

Clothing of Uzbek Ethnic Group

Men generally wear long robes, and patterns, similar to the Uighur style of "loop", Uzbek called it "Tony." No buttons, no oblique collar, some with patterns on the right lap, long to the knee. The waist is embroidered with various satin and flowered cloth. Young women often wear dresses, called "Queinak", which are wide and wide) pleats without waist waist. Some also wear various short dresses with bright colors. Regardless of whether men and women traditionally wear leather boots, leather shoes and shallow overshoes. The high-tube embroidered women's leather boots "Aitke" can be regarded as a superb handicraft of the Uzbek people. Women, old and young, wear braids and love to wear earrings, earrings and other decorative items.

Flower hats Uzbek people love all kinds of small hats. Among them, the "Toss Flower Hat" is more famous. It is embroidered with a white Badan wood pattern, white flowers and black background, simple and generous. "Tashkent flower hat" is a strong contrast in color, red shining, such as flowers in full bloom. Young men generally like to wear red caps, old men wear dark green. In addition to wearing small hats, women also have a square turban. According to their religious habits, women must wear cloaks and veils when they go out. After liberation, their clothes became more and more modern.

Uzbek etiquette

The Sumailek Ceremony is a national ceremony unique to the Uzbek people. Every spring, in the countryside, villagers concentrate on boiling wheat seedlings to make a kind of purple theromatous juice food. The next day, elders distribute it to households to commemorate the ancestors engaged in agriculture. There is also a legend that commemorates the two grandchildren of the prophet.

The circumcision ceremony is also known as "Xiaoxi". Boys were performed when they were 5-7 years old and originated from Islamic teachings.

Uzbek housing

Uzbek houses are generally civil structures and self-contained courtyards. The houses are generally tall and spacious, with thick earth walls, usually about 0.8 - 1 meters. They are paved or wrapped with bricks on all sides, and the flat tops are slightly tilted. Some are covered on the top. Iron sheet to prevent leakage of rain and snow. Uzbek houses in the Ili area generally have extended eaves, under which you can eat and receive guests in summer, and avoid the cold in winter. Uzbek houses in southern Xinjiang generally dig niches on the indoor walls and use carved plaster to set various patterns. Tools and small decorations can be stored. Various patterns are engraved on the indoor pillars. Fireplace is generally used for heating in winter. Most families build grape stands in their courtyards, and everyone in Uzbek in pastoral areas lives in a yurt, similar to a yurt.

Burial customs of the Uzbek people

After death, all relatives and friends must be informed immediately. Men attending the funeral had a white belt tied around their waists and women tied a white belt around their heads. When the imam recited sutras for the dead, the women surrounded the body and cried, while the men were all outdoors. If young people die, only immediate relatives and friends will be informed. Cleaning the dead must be of the same gender. After burial, place a flowerpot in the clean-up area and light a long-life lamp. From then on, the room was uninhabitable. Only after seven days of burial can the children take off their filial piety clothes. Twenty, forty, seventy, and one hundred days after death, you must write "Naizir". Is every "main day" during the anniversary also a small scale? quot; Naizir." During the anniversary, the deceased wore white cloth on their heads as always and were not allowed to go out as guests or attend weddings in other homes. This ban could only be lifted after the anniversary.

Uzbek marriage and family

The Uzbek people practice monogamy. According to traditional customs, a younger brother cannot marry until his brother is unmarried; a younger brother cannot marry before his sister is married. The general requirement is: the elderly come first and the young come back. Most of the scope of intermarriage is limited to within the ethnic group, but there are also people who marry Uyghurs and Tatar ethnic groups.

According to traditional customs, before getting engaged, the man has to invite someone to the wife's house many times to propose marriage. After the woman agrees, both men and women must invite relatives and friends to dinner and agree on the wedding date. Before getting married, on holidays, the man would give gifts to the woman, including cloth, food and daily necessities. A few days before the auspicious day, the man will also give gifts to the woman, including clothes, clothes, food and utensils for the bride and her parents-in-law. On the day before the auspicious day, both the groom's parents went to the groom's home to determine the invited guest list with the bride's parents. Then, spread the invitations. All expenses for personnel, equipment, etc. used on this auspicious day shall be borne by the man.

The wedding ceremony was held at the woman's house and the parents of both parties came forward to entertain her. Eat pilaf first, and then the husband's parents expressed their gratitude to relatives and friends, and asked them to bless the bride and groom. On an auspicious afternoon, the groom's sister and others also came to the bride's house. When they entered the door, the woman laid a long piece of cloth "Bayandazi" and distributed the sweets to the children they brought. After eating, they were led to the prepared rooms. The wedding ceremony is held in the evening and the ceremony is carried out in accordance with Islamic rules. At the moment before the ceremony, the matchmaker had to negotiate with both parents to "ask for leave money." After the wedding ceremony, the bride went to her in-law's house.

The day after marriage, the bride hosted a "Gilkpik" party). A day or two later, the bride's parents held a "Chalilar", which invited the groom, his parents, relatives and others to visit. Everyone sat according to the elders and the young, and presented gifts to the groom and guests respectively; to express their gratitude, the groom's parents also held a "Chalilar" to invite the bride's parents and relatives to visit. At this point, the wedding ceremony was completed.

During this process, there are also activities to "invite a bride" and "move a bride". "Invite the bride" means that the bride is invited by the groom's relatives and friends. "Moving the bride" means that the groom's relatives and friends call the bride home. The groom brings gifts and asks for the bride to be "put back". The bride hugged her mother and cried to express that she would not be separated, while the father prayed for her daughter. Then, the bride is escorted back to her in-laws 'home by an elderly woman or the bride's sister-in-law. When the bride comes back, she will light a fire in the courtyard. The bride walks around the fire and enters the house on the white cloth spread in front of the door. At this moment, sprinkle fruit candies and other small foods to congratulate the bride on her return. Then, the guests who sent off the bride returned, leaving only the elderly and prestigious women behind to return the next day.

Reproductive customs among the Uzbek people

When a Uzbek woman gives birth, her husband is not allowed to enter the delivery room; the mother is not allowed to go out for seven days. Anyone who gives birth to a child must report good news to relatives and friends, who must prepare gifts to send them off; when naming the baby the day after childbirth, grandparents or maternal grandparents jointly name the child, or ask an imam or some religious people to name it. In recent years, more names have been named by parents. Eleven days after giving birth, relatives and friends will be entertained, and relatives and friends will send gifts to the baby. The mother will take the baby out and put it in the cradle. The ceremony for the first child will be more extensive, but it will be simplified after the second child). Forty days later, the child is "baptized" and bathed.) Parents first place a gold bracelet or gold ring in a basin. Relatives and relatives who come to congratulate each other must pour some water into the basin. Then, the mother takes the child into the basin and takes a shower. At this point, the pregnant woman can go out and participate in all labor and activities.