“Childbirth in Uzbekistan”的意思、由来-开放百科全书

Traditions associated with the childbirth in Uzbekistan are based on merging of the traditions of various ethnic groups which contributed to the creation of the Uzbek people.^[1]

Birth of a child

The birth of a child is usually accompanied with “Aqiqah”. Based on the means of the family, they slaughter one sheep during the birth of a girl and two for the birth of a boy. After 9, 10, or 11 days of the birth of the boy, they carried the rite of laying the baby into the Beshik (cradle), and after 21 or 40 days (Chilla – 40 days after the birth) as a rule they arranged “Beshik Tuyi” ("cradle celebration").^[1] If the first child is a girl, it is believed that the seven generations of this family will live in prosperity and “Beshik Tuyi” is carried out after 7 days after the birth. When the child begins to walk by themself, they arranged “Oyek turi”. In the Bausun, Sherabad, Altynsay, Denau and Sariasiya regions, this ceremony is called “Tushov Kesdi”. They prepare it in advance and fix the date. The child is dressed in new clothes. They twist a thin thread (“Toshov”) from a cotton yarn and tie the child’s feet with it, but not so that this thread interferes with child’s movement. In the presence of the guests, a child begins to walk and, with the words “tushov kesildi, tushov kesildi,” this thread should be cut with scissors by any of elders. The baby is showered with coins, sweets and what is called “sachala”- “sochki”.

Special ceremonies

A traditional rite of sunnat (khatna) tuyi^[2] is carried out when a child is in an odd number of years; i.e., when 3, 5, 7 years of age, and in some cases when the child is older.^[1]^[3]

Depending on the capabilities, kurash and kupkari with the prizes were held on the Sunnat tuys. A close relatives ascended to the roof of the house and showered the boy with money and sweets from there. There were songs, melodies, epics, the men sang “Heyr”, women- “Lo-o-lo”.

In some villages in Northern Surkhan, “Utin yigar” (collecting some wood for housekeeping) events are carried before the rite in which the boys divide into groups and go to the mountains and gather wood. Then, the one who gets the most firewood is awarded the prize. Men responsible for the activity are assigned close friends and relatives for various services. In order to make the event successful and to honor the memory of ancestors, they read “Khatmi Kuran” first.

Uzbek people have a saying: “Tuyga tuyona bilan”, meaning to come to the wedding with a gift. Wedding expenses are generally significant and the tuyona (wedding gift) is the material support from the friends and relatives.

References

1. ^¹²"“Beshik tui”, “Sunnat tui” and “lachak tui”"{{dead link|date=November 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
2. ^Also called “Sunnat tuyi” in Obodon, Tula villages of hurchinskiy region and "chokborron" in Chakar, Eshon villages of Uzunskiyn region.
3. ^“Sunnat tuyi” ceremony such ceremonies as “Maslahat oshi”, “non pishirar , “mol suyish”, “khatmi kuron tushirish”, “sunnat kildirish” are connected.