Most families are patriarchal. Monogamy is practiced. In the past, marriage between cousins was very common, and early marriage was prevalent. At present, most of the provisions of the Marriage Smoke Law are being implemented.
Tajiks are hospitable and pay attention to etiquette. Its etiquette is simple and friendly. Men shake hands or kiss the back of their hands when they meet. When women meet, the elders kiss the eyes or foreheads of the younger generation, the younger generation kisses the palms of the elders, and the peers kiss each other's cheeks and lips. When men and women meet their peers, the woman kisses the man's palm or shakes hands. When children meet their parents, they should kiss their parents' palms to show their respect. The warmest etiquette in the family is hugging.
Tajikistan has simple folk customs and noble social morality. Anyone who has been to Tashkurgan will be amazed at the roads here, the doors are not closed at night, ethnic harmony and social stability. In today's society, it is really amazing!
Due to religious relations, there are some taboos in Tajik diet. Fasting animals that die before slaughter, fasting the meat of pigs, horses, donkeys, bears, wolves, foxes, dogs, cats, rabbits, marmots and the blood of all animals. Avoid watching sheep produce lambs. Don't take off your hat when you talk.
They especially cherish food and salt, and those who step on salt and food with their feet are considered sinners. When you see salt and food falling on the ground, pick it up and put it on a high place where it is not easy to be trampled.
They are especially fond of livestock. It is forbidden for them to kick or beat sheep, cattle and other livestock with their feet, not to ride through the sheep or approach the sheepfold, and not to watch the sheep give birth. They don't sell livestock on Wednesday and Sunday, and they don't pay others' debts these two days, so they don't collect debts these two days, and others don't buy livestock or pay their debts.
If you ride a horse to visit a Tajik family, don't dismount at the door, let alone quickly dismount at the door, which means mourning or other unlucky news. You should walk slowly around the back of the yurt and get off the horse.
Dress
Hats are the most distinctive costumes. Men generally wear black velvet and round hats. This woman is wearing a dome-shaped embroidered cotton hat with a Hou Lian hanging in the back. When going out, hats and headscarves are mostly white, brides use red and little girls use yellow. Both men and women wear red long pointed soft-soled leather boots.
Most Tajik men wear a blue or blue collarless double-breasted coat over their white shirts, with a belt around their waist and a knife hanging on the right. Wild sheepskin boots. Wearing a round curly top hat with black lambskin as the lining and black velveteen as the surface. Stepping on a fine horse and running back and forth between grasslands, snow-capped mountains and white clouds looks very powerful and chic. The clothing of Tajik women is dazzling and more attractive. Most of them like to wear red or lace colored dresses, black velvet vests, trousers and red soft-soled boots. In order to resist the strong wind and cold on the plateau, I always wear a cylindrical embroidered cotton hat on my head. The back of the hat is very long, which can cover the ears and the back neck. Young women's hats are inlaid with many ornaments, especially the front edge of the hats is decorated with a row of brightly colored and glittering beads and silver chains, accompanied by earrings, various gemstone necklaces and a round silver bra named "Aleka", which looks beautiful, gorgeous and moving. When going out, they should wear a big red, yellow or white headscarf several meters long.
prescribe a diet
Tajiks' favorite foods are meat, rice cooked with milk and scones cooked with milk. The content and making method of Tajik diet reflect their economic situation, living needs and national characteristics. The diet in pastoral areas is mainly dairy products, pasta and meat; Pasta is the main food in agricultural areas, supplemented by milk and meat. Pasta is mainly made of noodles such as wheat, barley, corn and beans. Their diets are various, and the distinctive foods are: milk porridge, milk noodles, milk batter, ghee batter, ghee milk batter, ghee highland barley naan, ghee pouring naan, grabbing meat, grabbing rice, cheese, milk powder, milk tea and many others.
Civilian residence
Herdsmen have fixed houses in the village, usually flat-roofed houses with civil structures. There is no room in the house, surrounded by earth platforms for sitting and sleeping. Use humble huts on the pasture. There are no windows in the wall. Skylights near the roof provide lighting and ventilation. There is no room in the room, and the whole family eats and lives in one room. The interior is surrounded by an earthen terrace with a carpet for sitting and lying. In summer and autumn grazing season, a few herders use felt houses.
The wall is made of stone and turf, thick and strong. Put the branches on them and smear them with soil mixed with wheat straw. The door opens to the east, usually near the corner. The central skylight at the top is ventilated. The largest house in the courtyard wall is called "Sairanyi", which has a barn and kitchen, as well as some rooms and warehouses. Because of the snowy plateau, the indoor space is spacious, but low. There is a heatable adobe sleeping platform around, where elders, guests and younger generations live next to each other. The heatable adobe sleeping platform is covered with blankets for sitting and lying. The stove is opposite the gate, and there is a small storage room behind the stove for storing oil, meat, dried fruits and grain. Herdsmen graze in the mountains in summer, live in felt houses or build mud houses in pastures.
Religious belief
Residents generally believe in Yi Sima Sect. There are few temples. Christians do not fast or make pilgrimages. The general public only worships on festivals. Religious leaders call it "Yi Chan". Various sects have believed in a Zen and its hereditary successors for generations.
Eagle has a very close relationship with Tajiks. Tajik folk dance is called "Eagle Dance", and its basic movement is completely imitating the eagle's movement. The most distinctive musical instrument of Tajik nationality is the eagle flute, which is made of the wing bone of an eagle. Various legends and stories about eagles are widely circulated among Tajiks. In these stories, the eagle is always closely related to Tajiks. In times of crisis, eagles always stand up and sacrifice themselves to create happiness for the people. In the concept of ordinary Tajiks, the eagle is also a symbol of courage, justice, loyalty and purity. It can be speculated that the eagle is an animal totem worshipped by Tajik ancestors. Now these cultural phenomena related to the eagle in Tajik culture are the remains of the eagle totem worship of ancient Tajik ancestors.
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