Brief introduction of Tajik naming ceremony and haircut ceremony

The naming ceremony was held on the third day after the baby was born. Tajikistan reborn, boys despise girls. When a baby is born three days later, if it is a boy, his father will drop three shots from the sky with a shotgun, bringing good news to the world and the whole 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 to hope that children will grow into real men.

After hearing the gunshots, relatives and friends came to congratulate. If the baby is a girl, she won't shoot, she will only yell at the child three times and put a broom under the child's pillow, which means that she hopes that the child will be handy and do housework when he grows up. At the same time, you should also inform 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 in accordance with Islamic rules. When naming the baby, parents put the baby on the bed and turn over several times. Imam said "DuDu" to the baby, and then named the baby. Imams must inform their parents of the baby's chosen name and ask their opinions to see if it has the same name as the living immediate family members. If it has the same name, you must choose another one.

After the name is chosen, the imam chants prayers, 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 Buddhist name. 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 have congratulated the master and wished the baby a long life.

When Tajik girls reach the age of one, they must hold a haircut ceremony to cut off the hair of the fetus. From now on, you can braid your hair. To this end, the family will slaughter and cook the meat of the sheep and entertain the guests. The family invited experienced people to make scissors hands. Everyone should give scissors a symbolic gift and pray that the scissors in their hands can bring good luck to the children.

Friends, relatives and neighbors get together, singing and dancing to congratulate them. Persuaded by children of all ages, the little girl happily accepted a haircut. Uighurs love children and have no prejudice against boys and girls. Old people show infinite love for their children and carefully cut and comb their hair.