Traditional Folk Sports of the Tajiks

The Tajiks were originally a nomadic people, and most of their folk activities are more or less the same as those of the other brother ethnic groups practicing Islam in Xinjiang, such as goat-racing, horse-racing, equestrianism and polo.

DiaoYang: It is a favorite traditional sport of the Tajiks. Most in the wedding, circumcision, and Islamic "three major festivals" held. Its competitive form and rules and the Kazakhs, Uyghurs and other nationalities DiaoYang activities, piggybacking on the difference is that the Tajiks in DiaoYang in progress, play the national tune "Tomu Baike", with musical accompaniment to the atmosphere, especially in the competition between the two sides of the fight is very intense, the music is also more intense, the tune is commonly used is familiar with the "Jun to go to the", "the", "the". familiar with the "June to Geer", making the scene more enthusiastic.

DiaoYang in the wedding is the most interesting activities, and participate in the most players, sometimes there are two. Thirty lads to participate. At that time, people intentionally shouting, frighten the mount, to DiaoYang players to create trouble and difficulties. So you have to go through several times to capture the goat, and break out of the siege. Finally, the "winning" goat is delivered to the townspeople on the sidelines. It is then that the parents of the wedding ceremony put on the robes of the winner, which is a ceremony dedicated to the use of the Diao Yang prize at weddings.

Horse Racing: Tajik folk horse racing more often, and the scale of large and small vary, a dozen or so horses, dozens of horses can compete. The longest distance to run 50 kilometers, the short also want 10 kilometers. Race horses are well-bred good horses, so the Kazakhs have a wealth of experience in raising race horses.