«Ostonbaroi» traditional ritual in Rushan
Author(s)
Title
«Ostonbaroi» traditional ritual in Rushan
Alternative Title
Оини мардумии «остонбароӣ» дар Рӯшон
Publication Type
Language
tgk
Number of Pages
6
Location
Tajikistan
Keywords
Celebration
Spring
Navruz
Ritual
Rushan
Ostonbaroi
Relevance to ICH Safeguarding
Description
This article is about the study of the ritual of «ostonbaroi». Every community celebrating it shows their talents and different skills that refer to this ceremony. During ostonbaroi, people are attending oston as a sacred place and taking with themselves different traditional foods that are prepared by women. The author analyzes the details of celebrating the calendar ceremony and states that there are certain places for carrying out the ceremony of «ostonbaroi,» which is the rise of the sacred stone. «Oston» means special stone, which from ancient times was considered as the sacred place, and according to the ancient custom, this is the special place of worship and performing rituals. As well as the author describing some children's games and commenting on their language features. At the end of the article, the author gives detailed reviews of the peculiarities of traditional folksongs in Rushan, Badakhshan.
Book/Journal Title
Publisher
Khorog State University
Place of Publication
Tajikistan
Date of Publication
2022
Issue
2 (22)
Pages
98-103
ISSN
2664-5696
Usage
copyright cleared
Academic Field
Ethnography
Folklore studies
Community/Ethnic Group
Rushan district, Tajikistan
Contributor
Active Contribution
Tajikistan, FY 2024