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Uzbek Culture and Customs

Uzbek cultural customs, traditions, and etiquette, one custom or term per card. Front: the Uzbek term. Back: explanation in English.

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32 basic cards for Culture Uzbek. It opens with "Navro'z" and "Sumalak". More Uzbek at other levels is listed below.

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Navro'z
Show answerNowruz, the Persian New Year and spring festival celebrated on March 21
Sumalak
Show answerA sweet dish made from sprouted wheat, traditionally cooked overnight for Navro'z
Palov
Show answerThe national rice and meat dish, central to Uzbek hospitality and celebrations
Non
Show answerRound Uzbek bread, treated with great respect and never placed upside down or thrown away
Choyxona
Show answerTraditional teahouse where people gather to socialize over tea
Atlas
Show answerA traditional handwoven, tie-dyed silk fabric with vivid patterns
Do'ppi
Show answerA traditional embroidered skullcap worn by Uzbek men
Paranji
Show answerA traditional women's veil and cloak, historically worn, now mostly ceremonial or historical
Beshik to'yi
Show answerA cradle celebration held for a newborn baby
Sunnat to'yi
Show answerA traditional circumcision ceremony celebrated for a young boy
Nikoh to'yi
Show answerA traditional wedding ceremony
Mahalla
Show answerA traditional neighborhood community that helps organize local life and celebrations
Oqsoqol
Show answerA respected elder who leads or advises the mahalla community
Hashar
Show answerCommunity volunteer work where neighbors help a family with a big task, like building a house
Mehmondo'stlik
Show answerHospitality, a highly valued Uzbek virtue toward guests

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