Special customs of the Uzbek people

The Uzbek people have a special conception of how to pour tea for guests and often watch performances on strings on holidays.

Uzbekistan Central China has a culture formed from the 6th and 7th centuries BC. They have many unique customs that are preserved and transmitted from generation to generation.

The Uzbekistan girls dance in traditional costumes.(Photo: advantor).

How to pour guests tea

Any Uzbek meal also begins and ends with drinking tea. What is special about the culture of the Uzbek people is that the landlord will pour very little tea for the guests. The Uzbek people believe that it is a good idea for guests to get more tea from homeowners because it shows respect for the landlord and at the same time the host also expresses a complaint.

Party plov in the morning

A plov party in the morning.(Photo: fullerton).

Plov has been considered the most famous dish of Uzbekistan. This is a dish of pilaf cooked with meat broth. There are many ways to cook plov, but the main ingredients including rice, onions, carrots and oils are always needed, beef and lamb are often used in this dish.

One of the oldest customs in Uzbekistan is eating plov in the morning plov on occasions such as giving birth to a child, welcoming a military service returnee, wedding, funeral or other events. other important. Only men can cook plov on these occasions and they often cook for hundreds of guests. The guests will eat plov as soon as they finish praying at sunrise.

Performances go on strings

Walking on the rope, or Darboz, is always a performance that attracts many audiences during the holidays in Uzbekistan, such as the National Day.

Performers, mostly men, wear traditional clothes that are usually light or white, holding a stick and balancing on strings at an altitude of 4 to 50m. Experienced performers can balance on one leg or carry another person while performing.

Costume

Patterns of traditional costumes of Uzbek women.(Photo: advantor).

Traditional costumes for men Uzbekistan include loose jackets, knee length shorts, tube shorts and leather boots. Belt at the waist is an important accessory often made of high quality fabric and sophisticated decoration.

Uzbek women wear costumes including robes, satin skirts, tube shorts and low heel shoes. The color of the dress is the element of age. Young girls often wear red and pink, while middle-aged women often wear light blue and gray. White is the most popular color and is suitable for all ages. Black, dark blue and purple are the colors often worn when attending funerals. In addition, Uzbekistan men and women also wear hats made of velvet or wool with embroidered patterns.

In urban areas, traditional costumes are usually worn only during festivals but in rural areas, people wear them during normal days.

Golden crowns are a long-standing custom of Uzbek women, regarded as a way to show status and wealth . "Golden smile" on the lips of Uzbek women is often what impresses many visitors when coming here.