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Views and customs of Jizzakh people regarding parturition
Farrukh AKCHAYEV
1
, Hakima DAVLATOVA
2
, Dilnoza JUMANAZAROVA
3
Jizzakh State Pedagogical Institute
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ABSTRACT
Article history:
Received April 2021
Received in revised form
20 April 2021
Accepted 15 May 2021
Available online
15 June 2021
In this article, traces of ancient devout beliefs within the views
of the peoples of the Jizzakh oasis on childbearing are displayed
in the following cases; that is, within the rites and ceremonies
held in the holy shrines and shrines; within the sanctification of
certain attributes, in the traditions and ceremonies organized by
the bakhshis in the homes of the people, and in the advantageous
encounter with Islamic conventions indeed today, it is explained
on the basis of ethnographic information obtained in the course
of field investigate. At the same time, there are well known sees
that epitomize the appearances of antiquated religious
convictions that have been preserved in these traditions and
ceremonies; the transformational forms in them and the
ethnolocal aspects of the ceremonies performed are proved.
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Keywords:
Jizzakh oasis,
ancient religious beliefs,
customs,
rituals,
mentality,
child,
infertility,
witchcraft,
shamanism,
Zoroastrianism,
Islam,
attribute,
symbiosis,
bleeding,
mourning,
hardship,
sacrifice,
aqeeqah.
1
Doctor of Philosophy in History, Associate Professor, Jizzakh State Pedagogical Institute. Jizzakh, Uzbekistan.
E-mail: akchayev_1984@inbox.ru
2
Master’s Student, Jizzakh State Pedagogical Institute. Jizzakh, Uzbekistan.
3
Assistant Professor, Jizzakh State Pedagogical Institute. Jizzakh, Uzbekistan
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Jizzax xalqlarining xammadlik haqida urf-odat va fikrlari
ANNOTATSIYA
Kalit so‘zlar:
Jizzax vohasi,
qadimiy diniy e’tiqodlar,
urf-odatlar,
mentalitet,
bola,
bepushtlik,
jodugarlik,
shamanizm,
zardushtiylik,
islom,
atribut,
simbioz,
qon ketish,
motam,
qiyinchilik,
qurbonlik,
aqiqa.
Maqolada Jizzax vohasi xalqlarining tug‘ilish haqidagi
g‘oyalaridagi qadimiy diniy e’tiqodlarning izlari quyidagi
holatlarda kuzatilgan; ya’ni ziyoratgohlarda o‘tkaziladigan odat
va marosimlarning bir qismi sifatida; ba’zi bir atributlarni
muqaddas qilishda, baxshilar tomonidan uylarda uyushtirilgan
urf-odat va marosimlarda va bugungi Islom konventsiyalari bilan
foydali tanishishda bu dala tadqiqotlari jarayonida olingan
etnografik ma’lumotlar asosida tushuntiriladi. Shu bilan birga,
ushbu an’analar va marosimlarda saqlanib qolgan eskirgan diniy
qarashlarning ko‘rinishini o‘zida mujassam etgan taniqli turlar
mavjud; ulardagi transformatsion shakllar va amalga oshirilgan
marosimlarning etnolokal jihatlari asoslanadi.
Мнения и обычаи Джизакских народов относительно
партуриции
АННОТАЦИЯ
Ключевые слова:
Джизакский оазис,
древние религиозные
верования,
обычаи,
обряды,
менталитет,
ребенок,
бесплодие,
колдовство,
шаманизм,
зороастризм,
ислам,
атрибут,
симбиоз,
кровотечение,
траур,
невзгоды,
жертвоприношение,
акика.
В статье прослеживаются следы древних религиозных
верований в представлениях народов Джизакского оазиса о
деторождении в следующих случаях; то есть в рамках
обрядов и церемоний, проводимых в святынях; в освящении
определенных атрибутов, в традициях и церемониях,
организуемых бахши в домах людей, и в сегодняшнем
выгодном знакомстве с исламскими конвенциями, это
объясняется на основе этнографической информации,
полученной в ходе полевых исследований. В то же время
есть хорошо известные виды, которые воплощают
видимость
устаревших
религиозных
убеждений,
сохранившихся в этих традициях и церемониях; обоснованы
трансформационные формы в них и этнолокальные
аспекты совершаемых обрядов.
INTRODUCTION
All human issues in the world can be divided into two parts. The primary of these is
eternal and the second is transient issues. As the title recommends, issues of lesser
importance will be overlooked once they are settled. In any case, there are a number of
philosophical concepts, such as man, his birth, the reason of living, the meaning of life,
which we include to the list of unceasing issues. The reason is that no one has however
been able to shed light on the content of these issues clearly and unambiguously.
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THE MAIN FINDINGS AND RESULTS
All the peoples of the world have formed their own worldviews about the
philosophical concepts related to human life specified over, to which each nation and
religion reacts in an unexpected way. But why are we Uzbeks born? What is the meaning
of life? If you ask, the answers are nearly the same: to get hitched, to have children, to see
the wedding and happiness of the children that God has blessed.
In fact, within the historical development of mankind, one of the most vital practices
of marriage and a happy life is to take off offspring. That is why one of the invaluable
qualities of a lady was considered to be her childbearing. Such noble eagerly as cherish for
the child, regard for expansive families, wishing the family to have many children are an
expression of the national soul of the Uzbeks, and among the individuals from antiquated
times the bliss of having children was the most elevated bliss. As a result, many adages,
tunes, stories and sagas have been made that express the child’s endless delight and great
spiritual strength [17. Mirtursunov Z, 1973. P. 54]. At the same time, the views, traditions
and customs associated with having children, which have risen to the level of national
mentality for our predecessors, which are the most reason of life, have been shaped over
many millennia.
The traditions and customs respected by our people are not only intangible
monuments that have come down to us from the past, but too an indispensably portion of
all otherworldly wealth, an incredible achievement of human intellect and considering.
Each country and people uses the riches, experience and historical lessons, ethics,
instructive lessons and direction made by the predecessors, without which it is impossible
to live. Fair as traditions and customs affected the formation of the Uzbek mentality,
according to the hypothesis of ethnology and social anthropology, they are shaped over
thousands of years as a result of a combination of biological, geographical, economic,
linguistic and cultural components.
Opinions, traditions, customs and various ceremonies related to childbearing in the
regions of the country vary in general and specific aspects. At the national level, the
ceremonies and customs performed by the participants in all regions are organized in an
almost similar way. However, there are some exceptions, where the process is based on
the specificity of the population’s views on lifestyle, every day activities, aspirations and
local conventions. Because the rise of traditions, customs and rituals and their vital part
within the social and religious life of the people could be a complex process, which is
impacted by a number of factors. That is, national identities are decided on the premise of
long-term socio-economic, political forms, normal and topographical area, occupations of
the populace, common ethno-cultural relations, religious affiliation, and on the basis of
these and old psychological traditions, customs and rituals are formed [3. Ashirov A, 2014.
P. 189].
It can be seen that the religious views, local customs and traditions of the population
have a special part in the conservation of the views on the birth of a child in the minds of
the individuals and to this day. In spite of the fact that the local worldview of the peoples
of the Jizzakh desert spring with respect to childbearing is largely based on Islamic
practices, it can be seen that in a few places there are moreover ideas related to ancient
beliefs. History has appeared that before the approach of Islam in Central Asia, numerous
antiquated religions and religious sees ruled here. Our ancestors’ crave to understand the
historical conditions and nature of normal phenomena, their primitive sees on normal and
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social phenomena driven to the development and spread of many devout convictions,
coming about in ancient religious sees and devout beliefs such as totemism, witchcraft,
shamanism, Zoroastrianism. [2. Ashirov A, 2000. P. 19].
It should be noted that today the traces of old beliefs among the peoples of the oasis
are not clearly visible, but a few components are in advantageous interaction with the
views of Islam [18. 1984. P. 417] occurs. This is due to the integration of the features of the
first religious sees, which are preserved within the shape of rudiment within the life of
society, with Islamic rules, as well as the ban on devout relations in the way of life of the
population for a few time.
Like other historical and ethnographic locales of Uzbekistan, the Jizzakh oasis may
be a one of a kind, critical micro-ethnographic locale; the oasis has been entwined with a
wide variety of cultures and traditions due to its favorable topographical area over
thousands of a long time; can be famous as a region formed in mutual harmony. Due to this,
the views and customs of the population of the Jizzakh oasis related to childbearing are
carried out in several shapes (pre-Islamic religious beliefs and conventions).
On the basis of ethnographic data obtained in the course of research, we have
witnessed traces of old beliefs in views on childbearing within the taking after cases:
within the customs and ceremonies held at the heavenly shrines and sanctums; in
sanctifying certain properties; happens in customs and ceremonies organized by a few
people in their homes.
Although devout beliefs and various devout beliefs, such as Shamanism and
Zoroastrianism, which won in Central Asia before the coming of Islam, are now officially
terminated, their follows are reflected in many ceremonies and rituals, especially in
various rituals and popular sees associated with heavenly hallowed places and shrines. can
be seen to have survived. Agreeing to our correspondent, who often visits the
Khojamushkent father’s shrine within the Yangiabad locale of the locale, he brought his
girl, who had not had a child for a few a long time, to the holy place, drank recuperating
water and implored for her. After that, the family started to visit the shrine routinely [14.
field records]. Such cases required individuals to visit the shrines each year with their
families and make sacrifices.
Moreover, needy people, i.e. childless women, who came to the Parpioyim shrine in
the town of Uvol, Zaamin district, took three of the “painkillers” from Uvolsay, which
flowed through the shrine, and passed them through the gap three times and tied them
around their midsections. Ordinarily, when a child is born, the 3 stones must be brought
back to the shrine region and slaughtered live [11 field records]. Pilgrims perform rituals
based on the belief that the desired goal can be achieved as a result of these actions.
Another common practice in oasis shrines is that visitors to the springs there make
a wish and then toss coins, beads, stones, pieces of cloth, and bread scraps. One of the
quirks of this process is that the sacred springs in the shrines of Kaplan ota, Khoja Serob
ota, Khojabogban ota, Jondahor ota, Sad ibn Abu Waqqas and Bagimazar ota are said
separately and it is forbidden to throw anything at them. That’s, even in spite of the fact
that they are unthinkable, travelers don't falter to intentionally toss away the above-
mentioned things. Agreeing to the source, from old times the locals accepted that “whoever
comes to these springs with good intentions, prays, touches the springs and puts
something in his hands, his destiny will be formed”. Therefore, most of the childless women
came to the above-mentioned shrines, recited various prayers, and intentionally touched
the spring. It has been suggested that if a woman finds a human-shaped stone in a spring,
she will soon be fortunate enough to have a child [7. field records].
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The attribute sanctified by the people of the oasis for the purpose of having children
is the sanctified springs specified over. Witnesses say that among the local population,
springs are interpreted as a means of informing people of their future fate [5. field records].
For this reason, each guest reaches for the spring to know their fate. In the handle, what
the guest gets into the spring has to do with his or her future. For example, according to
sacred springs, childless ladies tried their hand at joy. If a woman bears a dot or a necklace
at the bottom of a spring, she will have a child; if he had a coin or a partner in his hand, it
meant that the boy would have a child, or in the event that he could discover nothing in the
spring, it would mean that he would have neither a child nor wealth.
In the course of ethnographic research, peculiarities were also watched in the rituals
performed by the people of the oasis at the end of the ceremony. After the ceremonies held
at the holy places of Parpi mother and Khoja Baghbon ota, it was observed that they slipped
on the slippery stones in the zone. The reason for this is that the informants are free from
sins, the influence of diverse sexes, and the diseases that beset them (barrenness) [10. field
records]. In our conclusion, the reason is to take off the qualities and objects utilized by the
populace in the ceremonies here; let all the evils and afflictions stay with him, and not
follow him home; and the removal of a few of them is a ensure of the future of the unborn
child, the health of the mother.
The role of Otinoyi (kayvani) in the treatment of infertile people in the Jizzakh oasis
has been significantly preserved to this day, and they lead the people in all activities related
to these issues, counting the following ancient customs and ceremonies held in their
private homes. In specific, within the treatment of women who had not been pregnant for
a long time, it was observed that the Otinoys (kayvanis) brought it to the tandoor and
inserted it into the tandoor three times, and in some places seven times in the center of the
div. When local residents were asked the reason for this, they famous that it was possible
to oust the genus that entered a lady through this practice [4. field records]. In our opinion,
it can be said that this tradition is most likely protected as a peculiar manifestation of the
Zoroastrian belief within the sacredness of fire and the belief in getting rid of different
fiendish eyes through it.
One of the most popular ceremonies within the oasis is the Aqeeqah. Although the
ceremony is largely based on Islamic conventions, however, it retains some ethno-
territorial aspects, mostly organized by ladies. For case, after the ceremony, the lover of a
sheep butchered for charity is taken away so that one of the donated children may develop
up healthy and see a chimpanzee, and the other should be altogether cleaned, wrapped in
a new white cloth and given to a woman who has no children., they also give it as a blessing
so that he can do aqeeqah. When our informants were asked the reason for this, they said
that this was a lover of a sheep that had been raised with great eagerly for a long time, as
well as the prayers of many. Therefore, in case an individual who has not had a child
extraordinary to do so with great intentions, so that I can have children and become an
aqeeqah, then his intention will surely come true [12. field records].
Many households in the oasis have traditionally held the “Mushkulkushod”
ceremony in order to have children. The idiosyncrasy of this ceremony is that it is
organized as it were with the participation of women. Hence, there’s a idea among the
ladies of the oasis that “Wednesday is the day of dawn”. That’s, Bibi is also called
Wednesday since of the see that “there’s an end to the work that starts on Wednesday” or
that “this day is the reply to what is intended”. In most places, the Mushkulkushod
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ceremony was held on that day and the Quraan was presented. So, because Wednesday
may be a day to induce freed of troubles, the ladies of the oasis considered Wednesday to
be sacred.
In addition, Uzbeks and Tajiks living in the Jizzakh oasis said that ladies were not
allowed to do laundry on Wednesdays, and if they did, it was as if Bibi had spilled laundry
from Tuesday and Bibi on Wednesdays [13. field records]. An important last viewpoint of
the Mushkulkushod ceremony, which was held within the oasis for the reason of having
children, was that after the women shared the dishes, such as snails cooked for grandmas
and a layer named for giants, the ladies sitting around the moon separated the raisins from
the table. The isolated sticks are wrapped in white cotton and set in a separate container
and given to the proprietor from the room. Peeled raisins are first distributed to the month
of the horse, and then to the women in the circle. At the conclusion of the ceremony, the
owner of the house pours raisin stalks between the cotton into a fast-flowing stream
[9. field records].
A similar scene can be observed in the Fergana Valley: In case a young bride does
not have a child within a year, a Bibi Wednesday ceremony is held by the girl’s mother. All
the ladies who took part in it collected raisins and threw them on a piece of white cotton
with the intention of “unraveling all the issues with the tie in the raisins” and given it over
to the childless bride. The bride quickly expressed her deliberate and tossed the object into
the flowing water [1. Abdulahatov N, 2006. P. 92]. Separating raisins from the table by the
local people makes it easier for people to get freed of the illnesses that afflict them
(infertility), and expels different sorts of human beings from the human div, cleanses
them from their sins [6. field records].
As in other regions, one of the customs that has survived to this day among the
individuals of Jizzakh oasis among those who need to have children is the tradition of
receiving gifts from many. This tradition is evident in kupkari games. Older people and
youthful families who have not had grandchildren for a long time come to the setting and
donate as much money or small and large cattle as they can and pray to God that the
childless person will have a child in return [8. field records]. Bakavul, on the other hand,
announces to the general open that is making another gift (salim) and asks the
congregation to bless them by reporting the purpose.
The next ritual, which is widespread not only in Uzbekistan, but in the entire Islamic
world, is the sacrifice (god), which is organized to solve all problems. Sacrifice implies to
approach the Arabic god, that is, to slaughter a living thing in the way of God in order to
gain his leniency [16. Islam. Reference book, 2017. pp. 619-620]. According to the Islamic
tradition, in this ceremony, huge and little creatures are slaughtered in the way of Allah,
the god is performed, and “ihsan - charity” and “sadaqa – handout” are given. Indeed, the
fundamental counsel has been given in Shari'ah and devout books on giving contributions
and charity not only amid the month of Ramadan and Eid, but too at other times. Devout
writing states that relinquishing is one of the most common customs in Islam [19. Sheikh
Muhammad Sadiq Muhammad Yusuf, 2016. PP. 225–233]. These include penances and
offerings made in shrines or in private homes for the reason of having children.
Sacrificial rites in the oasis are performed in two shapes, first, within the shape of a
live sacrifice of the named sacrifice or as a gift of butchered meat. The first sort of sacrifice
is “bleeding” (regularly with a rooster and chicken) to treat diseases in young children and
women, to guarantee that the pregnant lady includes a healthy child, which the family part
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survives the trip (in modern terms some time recently clearing out for military benefit and
work overseas) a ritual in which blood is drawn from the ear of a sheep or goat, the crown
of a chicken or a chicken brought for give up [15. field records]. Regularly, a sacrificial
animal strolls lively until the intended reason is achieved if the homeowner stays in his or
her home and is then sacrificed. In the second form of the bleeding ceremony, it is given as
a donation to the bakhshi (neighbor) who performs these rituals, to a nearby mosque room
(mainly during the month of Ramadan), or to a helpless family, on the basis of which the
ceremony is considered over.
Observations have shown that in some of the above aspects of the sacrificial rites
performed by the individuals within the desert garden, the ancient beliefs and traditions,
blended with Islamic practices, have been protected to this day.
CONCLUSION
In conclusion, if we analyze the process of various customs and rituals performed
by the population in order to have children, we will see that the traces of ancient beliefs
have been protected in different shapes in the entire over components. As for the
examination of the overviews conducted, most of the informants have shown in hone that
angles related to ancient beliefs are protected in more ceremonies and sanctified
attributes. That’s, if one watches the full process of custom, one can witness that the
reflection of ancient beliefs in the two directions mentioned over is more common.
Observations show that some of the ritual participants' behaviors are related to a few
antiquated devout beliefs (slipping on stones, keeping animal lovers butchered for give up,
believing within the prophetic properties of objects from springs, performing rituals
related to the tandoor, such as primitive fetishism, animism, magic ( enchantment), nature
and hereditary adore, there are follows of devout convictions such as Zoroastrianism),
which show that they have survived to this day, despite the fact that they were forbidden
within the way of life of indigenous peoples.
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