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Tajik Nationality

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One thousand and three hundred years ago, in Tang Dynasty the hierarch Xuanzang went past Pamir Mountain Area. He wrote down in his book of Biography of Western Regions in Great Tang Dynasty that there was a remote place covered with white snow all through years and chill wind swept extensively anything. Today, on the joyful iceberg and grassland, and on the bank of Gaoshan Ping Lake of mirroring the snow mountain and the cloudy heaven, spread everywhere the pure white yurts of the Tajik herdsmen. White clouds emerJingg in the shapes of countless sheep, coursers and yaks jumping and running exultantly, where there present thriving vision. Rice cooking with milk, flapjack cooking with milk, ghee-flour-catsup and crystal apricot verdure catsup with faint scent overflowing are feasted to the honored guests. Women wear vividly colorful skirt and headband; they decorate themselves with kinds of accouterments. They character bravery, grittiness and generosity when live a nomadic living at the foot of grand and magnificent Pamir Mountain in the relaxed and happy prospect

In a village, houses are almost in construction of wood and stone with square roofs. A door near the corner of a wall is toward east. Skylight is open for lights. Inside a room it is wide but a little low. Behind kitchen range a little storeroom is for oil, flesh, fruit and other food. Herdsmen go out on mountains to herd in summer, so they live in felts or build arch in herd grass..

A baby's born is a great thing a Tajik's family. If it is a little boy, three times to shoot or crying loudly to hope his success live. If it is a little, a broom will be put on her head to wish she were a good housewife. The relatives will come to celebrate and splash some flour on the baby's body to be a happy symbol. When he grows two years old, a haircut ceremony will held. And when he is seven, he will be carried on circumcision.

They pay attention to etiquette. A younger will greet an elder when they meet. A pair of friends will shake hands and touch beard. Kissing is traditional: when a woman meet another, they will kiss each other on cheek; but for men, they will shake hands before kissing on the back of hands. If a man meets a woman, the woman will kiss his palm of a hand, so does a youth to an elder. An elder woman will kiss eyes on a youth, while the youth will kiss her palm of a hand. If relatives meet, commonly , women will kiss men's cheek. The closet friends will hug each other after a warm kiss.

To be a guest, tramping on food and salt is impolite.
Don't riding a horse passing through sheep herds, and don't close to the host's sheepfold or kick a sheep.
The remains of food can not be pour on the ground and leave until the masters get all things away.
Don't get hats down when having a talk.

A funeral is according to the Islam. A piece of white cloth will be wrapped on the dead body and then cover it with his clothes. Head and feet will be left outside to pray for safe. Women cannot go near the cemetery.

On every March, Spring Festival is for a new year. Every family will clear its house, and paint designs on walls with flour. A yak will be drawn around the house a circle. They also splash some flour on the yak. Leaders of a village will address happy words. After then, they make a new year call each other. The dressed up women waiting for the door to splash flour on the left shoulder of a guest.

On every month of fast, on the fifteenth day, they will hold Baloti Festival. Every family will make 'Kawuri' firebrand, which is a king of grass wrapped with cotton and painted with ghee. In the evening, a whole family call names in turn, and everyone fire a 'Kawuri' firebrand to pray. The whole village is bright and full of happy sounds.

An eagle represent image of hero in Tajik's ancient legend. A piccolo is made of eagle's born. Their dance actions imitate those of eagles.
They are skill at horse riding, and lots of sports exert their marvelous skill.