 inserted a long stick of fire stick, calling for good luck. On the festival night, from the mountain village to the ranch, the village torch is shining, and there are songs and laughs everywhere. People play all night. The next day, the families went to the tomb-sweeping.
The Muzu gas Festival means “sowing day”. At that time, each family went down to the field to do symbolic plowing and sowing, pouring water on each other to celebrate.
Clothes & Accessories
The clothing of the Tajik nationality is mainly cotton-padded clothes and sandwich clothes, and there is no obvious change of clothing in four seasons. Adult men usually wear black velvet round and high-profile “Tokamak” hats with several fine patterns and a lace embroidered on them. The inside of the hats is sewn with high-quality black lambskin. The bottom edge of the hats is rolled up to expose the fur. Teenagers wear the same white hats. It’s very suitable for plateau and mountainous areas. When the weather is warm, you can fold up the hat rim. When the weather is cold, you can put down the hat rim to protect your ears and cheeks. In summer, Tajik men wear a small round hat made of white cloth with embroidery. Men usually wear a pullover shirt with a black loop (a long coat with a pair of lapels) and an embroidered belt. In winter, they also wear a coat and a fur coat without a cloth cover.
Women usually wear dresses and trousers. In summer, they add a vest to the skirt and a cover in winter.
Cotton loop. Old women usually wear blue and green dresses, while young women and girls wear red and yellow dresses. For the sake of beauty and protection of skirts, married women often wear colorful aprons behind their waists. The “Kuleta” hat is an important feature and symbol of Tajik women to distinguish from other ethnic women. Almost every one of the Tajik women has one or more of these thick round hats with ear girth. The top and sides of the hat are made of white cloth and embroidered with Tajik women’s favorite patterns. The color is gorgeous and eye-catching. There is a thick curtain hanging at the back of the hat to cover the back of the head and ears. When going out, the hat is added with a square turban, which is generally white, while the bride is red Color, the little girl also uses yellow. Both men and women wear felt socks, wool socks, long tube sheepskin soft boots, and yak skin is used as the sole of the boots, which is soft and solid, suitable for climbing mountain roads. Tajik handicrafts attract people’s attention. In houses, skylights, pillars, Kang hangings, wall hangings, bedding, pillows, cloth bags containing food and clothing, all kinds of flowers and patterns with national characteristics are painted, carved, stabbed, and embroidered. Most women love decoration. When they are in full dress, they add a row of small silver chains (“salsa”) on the brim of their hats, wear large earrings and necklaces with several beads around their necks, and wear large round silver ornaments called “Aleka” on their chest.
The diet of Tajik herdsmen is mainly milk, meat, and pasta, while that of farmers is mainly pasta.
Herdsmen are good at making dairy products, such as butter, yogurt, milk lumps, milk skin, etc.
Most of the food is cooked, and “Zhuo Rou” (stewed mutton), “Xianer Kelunqi” (milk boiled rice), “Xianer Tailiti” (milk boiled pancake) are the best food. I love black tea. After the tea is boiled, milk is often added to make milk tea.