Some rituals of the Navruz holiday in Darvaz
Author(s)
Title
Some rituals of the Navruz holiday in Darvaz
Alternative Title
Баъзе оинҳои ҷашни наврӯзии Дарвоз
Publication Type
Language
tgk
Number of Pages
4
Location
Tajikistan
Keywords
Navruz
Darvaz
Spring
Rituals
Celebration
Navruz
Relevance to ICH Safeguarding
Description
The author of the article notes that in spite of similarities in Navruz celebrations in many districts and villages of Tajikistan, nineteen different customs and rituals related to the Navruz holiday were recorded only in the Darvaz district. The article gives the name of those customs and rituals that have distinguishing features, and the author gives a brief specification of each ritual separately.
First, modern children's songs. Second, some fortune-telling rites. Thirdly, some popular beliefs. Fourthly, some differences in the traditional calendar of the "peasant man's body.". Fifth, sumanak cooking. Sixth, in Navruz’s paintings. Seventh, in some rituals related to visiting the graves of the ancestors. Eighth, in holiday clothes. Ninth, "Burvej night" of Yoged village and the ritual jumping over fire in Jorf village. Tenth, giving white gifts or whiteness. The eleventh, the "ordgirak" ceremony. Twelfth, some Navruz games. Thirteenth, the rite of women's makeup. Fourteenth, "idghardak"—the "visiting of children. Fifteenth, Navruz greetings. Sixteenth, agricultural rite. Seventeenth, Navruz, baytbarak, and singing in the mosque. Eighteenth, in the ritual of visiting the sick and the afflicted. Nineteenth, in the decoration of the Navruz table.
In short, some of the main features of Navruz Darvaz have been identified and discussed, but many distinctive details and special features of this holiday can be revealed in the future. Of course, these differences cannot prove that Navruz Darvaz is completely different from other regions. These differences have specific geographical, cultural, and local characteristics. In general, the celebration of Navruz of Darvaz is the root of the Navruz of the ancestors of the ancient Tajik people, which originates from the ancient history of the Aryans.
First, modern children's songs. Second, some fortune-telling rites. Thirdly, some popular beliefs. Fourthly, some differences in the traditional calendar of the "peasant man's body.". Fifth, sumanak cooking. Sixth, in Navruz’s paintings. Seventh, in some rituals related to visiting the graves of the ancestors. Eighth, in holiday clothes. Ninth, "Burvej night" of Yoged village and the ritual jumping over fire in Jorf village. Tenth, giving white gifts or whiteness. The eleventh, the "ordgirak" ceremony. Twelfth, some Navruz games. Thirteenth, the rite of women's makeup. Fourteenth, "idghardak"—the "visiting of children. Fifteenth, Navruz greetings. Sixteenth, agricultural rite. Seventeenth, Navruz, baytbarak, and singing in the mosque. Eighteenth, in the ritual of visiting the sick and the afflicted. Nineteenth, in the decoration of the Navruz table.
In short, some of the main features of Navruz Darvaz have been identified and discussed, but many distinctive details and special features of this holiday can be revealed in the future. Of course, these differences cannot prove that Navruz Darvaz is completely different from other regions. These differences have specific geographical, cultural, and local characteristics. In general, the celebration of Navruz of Darvaz is the root of the Navruz of the ancestors of the ancient Tajik people, which originates from the ancient history of the Aryans.
Book/Journal Title
Publisher
Institute of Humanities named after academician Bahodur Iskandarov
Place of Publication
Tajikistan
Date of Publication
2023
Issue
3
Pages
98-111
ISSN
2708-308X
Academic Field
Ethnography
Cultural Studies
Community/Ethnic Group
Darvaz district
Local communities, women
Contributor
Active Contribution
Tajikistan, FY 2024