Introduction to Tajik Naming Ceremony and Hair Cutting Ceremony

The naming ceremony is held on the third day after the baby is born. Tajikistan is reborn, boys despise girls. When a baby is born three days later, if it is a boy, his father will take a shotgun, fire three shots from the sky to bring good news to the world and the world, and then put the shotgun under the baby's pillow. Or yell three times and put the knife under the pillow. The idea is that the children will grow up to be real men.

After hearing the gunfire, relatives and friends came to congratulate him. If the child is a girl, she will not be able to shoot, but will only yell at the child three times and put a broom under the child's pillow, which means that she wishes the child to be smart and handy when she grows up and be able to do housework. At the same time, you should also notify your relatives and friends to congratulate you. Relatives and friends who come to congratulate the child should sprinkle some flour on the child to show good luck. Then, a naming ceremony was held.

The naming ceremony was presided over by the Imam and conducted in accordance with Islamic rules. When naming the baby, the parents put the baby on the bed and turn it over several times. The imam says "dudu" to the baby and then names the baby. The Imam must inform the baby's parents of the name chosen and ask their opinion as to whether it will bear the same name as a living immediate family member. If it has the same name, you must choose another one.

After the name is chosen, the imam chants Buddhist scriptures and prays, then picks up the baby from the bed and gently calls his or her name three times in his or her right ear, which is usually called the name of the Buddhist scriptures. . After that, the imam put the baby on the bed and rolled it three times, and the baby's name was determined. At this time, relatives and friends congratulate the owner and wish the baby a long life.

When a Tajik girl turns one year old, she must hold a haircut ceremony to cut off the fetal hair. From now on, you can braid your hair. To do this, the family would slaughter and cook the meat of the sheep to entertain guests. The family hired an experienced person to do the scissorhands. Everyone should give a symbolic gift of scissors and pray that the scissors in their hands will bring good luck to the children.

Friends, relatives and neighbors gathered together to congratulate them with singing and dancing. Coaxed by children of all sizes, the little girl happily received her haircut. Uighurs love children and have no prejudice against boys and girls. The old people showed infinite love to their children, cutting and combing their hair carefully.