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ABSTRACT
The Karakalpaks, like other peoples of Central Asia, have their own customs and traditions. Many of them are rooted
in antiquity and originate in the pagan cultures of the nomads of the Saks, Pechenegs, and Oghuz. Of course, the
majority belong to the later Islamic culture, but at the same time retaining some elements of pagan cultures.
KEYWORDS
Wedding, Karakalpakstan, nationality, tradition, custom, history, bride, groom.
INTRODUCTION
The Karakalpaks have special customs and rules of
conduct at family and social meals, which are still
strictly observed. Like most eastern peoples, the
Karakalpaks eat food, according to tradition, sitting on
the floor around a tablecloth or dastarkhan. Thick food
is eaten with the hands, the broth is served separately,
in a bowl or cup. Before eating, it is supposed to pour
water on the hands, after which the water is allowed
to drain from the hands. It is not supposed to shake off
water from hands after washing, as splashes can get
into food. According to custom, the oldest member of
the family or guest begins to eat first. When a guest
came to the house, he was sure to be given sour milk
or ayran to drink. The custom of drinking tea began to
spread in Karakalpakstan, as well as throughout
Central Asia, only by the beginning of the 19th century.
Research Article
KARAKALPAK WEDDING CEREMONIES
Submission Date:
February 08, 2023,
Accepted Date:
February 13, 2023,
Published Date:
February 18, 2023
Crossref doi:
https://doi.org/10.37547/ajsshr/Volume03Issue02-11
Oripova Nigora Abdusamadovna
2nd Stage Master's Student Of Ethnography, Ethnology And Anthropology At Buxsu, Uzbekistan
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Of particular interest is the birth custom of the
Karakalpaks. At the birth of a child, rituals are
performed to avert all troubles and misfortunes from
him. Great attention is paid to the choice of the name
of the child. Usually, the most respected member of
the society, the spiritual leader or elder-aksakal, gets
the right to choose the name of the child. Often names
are given in honor of great-grandmothers or great-
grandfathers. Among the most common names among
the Karakalpaks are names with the root "nur" -
Nuratdin, Nursultan, etc.
The Karakalpak wedding, like all Turkic-speaking
peoples, takes place in several stages, the main of
which are: 1) conspiracy; 2) a small feast (patiya toi) in
the bride's house; 3) wedding day (a feast in the house
of the bride and in the house of the groom).
MАTЕRIАLS АND MЕTHОDS
The conspiracy is traditionally held in the bride's house.
The groom's relatives bring many dishes and gifts.
When conspiring, the elders are always present, who
are asked for consent to the wedding. Upon obtaining
consent, a prayer is read, white things are given to the
groom's relatives, and they agree on the amount of
bride price for the bride.
The parents of the bride and groom, after conspiracy,
arrange "Kenes toy", to which relatives, neighbors,
close people are invited, issues related to the wedding
celebration are resolved.
After the agreement, a small feast (Patiya toi) follows
in the bride's house. The expenses for holding this
feast are covered by the groom, who presents the
bride, her parents, relatives with gifts.
After "Patiya toy" the bride's parents paid a visit to the
groom's parents (Ydys kaitty) (literally: the dishes
returned), presented them with gifts.
RЕSULTS АND DISСUSSIОN
An integral part of the wedding ceremony was the
crying of the bride "Seungsu", which expressed the
sadness of the girl leaving her father's house:
With my father, I lived a happy life
Now everything is deceptive, as if nothing happened
How can I not cry?
The wedding day is characterized by crowds. The
culmination of the wedding day is the arrival of the
bride to the groom's house.
When the girl was seen off to the groom's house, they
sang the songs "Toy baslar" (the song of the
beginnings). An example of such a song:
Marriage is the beginning of joy
Hearing about the wedding, everyone comes,
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I will start this wedding with a song,
Give me generously, dear people.
Fig.1 Excerpt from a wedding in Karakalpakstan
On the way to the bride's house, the groom and his
friends had to give money to the people who met
them. In some areas, the custom "Sogym" has been
preserved to this day. The bottom line was that one
person from the girl's family cut the bull brought by the
groom and divided this meat among all the inhabitants
of the bride's aul.
Upon arrival at the groom's house, a scarf is put on her
head. Before crossing the threshold of the groom's
house, the bride bows low, touches the threshold with
her hand and touches her forehead with this hand. The
groom's mother showers the bride with sweets so that
her life is joyful and well-fed. Guests try to pick up these
sweets, hoping that the same happy events will
happen in their lives. Then the daughter-in-law is led
into a room, half of which is covered with a
"shymyldyk" - a screen made of patterned material
intended for this day. To this day, the custom has been
preserved to throw skullcaps to the daughter-in-law,
sitting behind the curtain, with the wish that her son be
born. After that, one of the most important rituals is
performed - the opening of the face of the bride (Bet
ashar).
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They take the bride to the guests. To make the bride
meek and obedient, a ram's skin is laid under her feet.
One end of the scarf, which covers the head of the
daughter-in-law, is tied to a branch of an apple tree or
grapes, so that the young have many children, like
apples on an apple tree, and so that they are friendly,
close, like a bunch of grapes. Usually, a boy is placed on
the bride's lap, who removes the handkerchief from
the bride's face with a wooden spoon. After revealing
her face, the bride becomes a member of the groom's
family. At bet ashar, guests are introduced to the bride.
At the name of each name, the girl bows. The
presentation of the guests is accompanied by songs
and jokes, of a cheerful humorous nature.
Fig.2 Karakalpak national bride
In addition, laudatory songs are performed. A notable
feature of which was the repetition of the word "Yar-
yar". In laudatory songs, as a rule, the bride was
praised, her appearance:
Among the six girls
Your name is Anar (pomegranate), yar-yar.
Your plump cheeks are bloodshot yar-yar.
Of the wedding ceremonies, "cleansing with fire",
showering the young with coins, grain, etc. is very
popular. An obligatory moment at the wedding was
parting words, the blessing of parents (patia) to the
youth:
May you have many children
May you have many livestock
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May your table be full of food
May life be long and happy.
On the fortieth day after birth, beshik-tui is arranged.
After the traditional bathing, the child is placed in a
beshik, but first they put onions, peppers and a knife
under his pillow so that he is merciless with the enemy,
like hot peppers, onions and a sharp knife, a mirror is
placed under his feet so that life is bright, and his face
is open and beautiful. Also, a large grindstone and
bread are placed under the pillow so that the head is
hard as a stone, the mind is as great as bread, so that
the eyes are sharp-sighted. There is a tradition to sew
various amulets on the clothes of young children, so
that no troubles touched them in life.
СОNСLUSIОN
Particular attention in connection with the wedding
was given to color. The most popular color was white:
the bride wore a white dress, when the matchmakers
came to the bride’s house, white stripes were smeared
with flour on their foreheads at the entrance to the
house, when the groom visite
d the bride’s parents
after the wedding, a white path was laid on his way.
According to the ancient custom, the daughter-in-law
to this day is announced the named parents - muryndyk
ene (planted mother) and muryndyk ata (planted
father). Thanks to this, the bride, once in the groom's
house, found support, support and consolation in the
face of her imprisoned parents.
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