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prayer
ICH Elements 2
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DUĀ
Text of prayer, which has different kinds and forms. Prayers are spelled before the starting works, before going to a trip, after having meal and etc.
Tajikistan -
Traditional knowledge concerning pilgrimages to the sacred sites
Kyrgyz people worshipped natural objects from antiquity, deeming that it is in the nature the visible and invisible worlds may coexist harmoniously. One of such practices is the Obo ceremony. It is a worshipping practice that was spread in a pre-Islamic period, when people equally worshipped the Sun and the Earth. It was understood that the Sun represents the fatherly beginning, and the Earth represents the motherly one. Sacred sites are visited by people, who need to be treated from illnesses, both physical, and spiritual; or those who want to make a prayer in memory of the dead relatives. Other widely spread practices are zikir chaluu and shamanic ritual korum zikir. In addition, other varieties of spiritual practices include talma bii and oiun. Roles of bakhshi (in Turkic tradition) and dubana (Muslim dervishes) are merged in many ways in Kyrgyz practice. Zikir chaluu represents emotional prayer, which is made because of pragmatic reasons, and as a rule, people ask for prosperity, welfare, healing, fertility or peace. Fire purification ceremony sham is performed often along with zikir chaluu during festive rituals as the Kyrgyz believe that the spiritual and visible worlds are unified in the fire.
Kyrgyzstan
ICH Materials 3
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DUĀ (praying)
Text of prayer, which has different kinds and forms. Prayers are spelled before the starting works, before going to a trip, after having meal and etc.
Tajikistan -
DUĀ (praying)
Text of prayer, which has different kinds and forms. Prayers are spelled before the starting works, before going to a trip, after having meal and etc.
Tajikistan