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Scientific Object Identifier: http://s-o-i.org/1.1/TAS-09-89-28
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.15863/TAS.2020.09.89.28
Language: English
Citation: Xodjanov, M. I. (2020). Some funeral arrangements for Uzbeks living in Karakalpakstan. ISJ Theoretical & Applied Science, 09 (89), 262-266. Soi: http://s-o-i.org/1.1/TAS-09-89-28 Doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.15863/TAS.2020.09.89.28 |
Pages: 262-266
Published: 30.09.2020
Abstract: The Uzbeks living in Karakalpakstan differ from other ethnic groups in their locality, national customs, traditions and mentality. Based on the materials studied, it was found that the funeral of the Uzbeks living in the territory of Karakalpakstan have local characteristics. We learned that the Uzbeks living in Karakalpakstan also have views on the problem of the soul leaving the body and its appearance as “breathing”. The custom of preserving the dead until the end of the twentieth century is called "tuna" or "guzet". According to this custom, if a man dies, a man, and a woman sits next to a dead woman at night from dawn to dusk.
Key words: Uzbeks, funeral, animistic views, washing the corpse, shroud, funeral prayer, observing the corpse for the last time.
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