Tajik culture: a brief introduction to Tajik folk literature and art

Tajik folk literature and art-including folklore and stories, poetry, music, dance, etc. -Rich in content, it is the crystallization of the wisdom of Tajik people. Poetry is the most important form of his oral literature, and people often improvise on various occasions, such as Eagle, White Eagle, Clever Gem, Li Kexia and various songs. Most Tajik folk stories or legends take love as the theme, which embodies people's beautiful feelings and hopes and is full of romanticism.

The unique musical instruments of Tajik people are Ina, Balangzikum and Repufu. Among them, Ina and Repufu are two favorite musical instruments of Tajiks.

"Ina" (also written as "Ina") is a transliteration of Tajik pronunciation, that is, eagle flute, also known as "bone flute" and "Naoer", which is a traditional playing instrument of Tajiks living in Pamirs. Its tube body is made of the bones on Shan Ying's wings, and it is finely made. There are two common specifications. One is about 20 cm long, with a diameter of 1.5 cm, and there are three sound holes in the lower part of the flute. The other is 28 cm long, with a thin bottom and seven pronunciation holes. They all play vertically without reeds. The playing method is the same as the ordinary flute, and the timbre is high and exciting.

Tajiks especially like dancing, such as big circle dancing. When dancing in a big circle, everyone forms a circle, usually accompanied by tambourines and eagle flutes, and sometimes whistles, applause and cheers are inserted. The atmosphere is very warm.

In the ancient Tajik legend, the eagle is a symbol of the hero, and the best dance for men is to imitate the soaring movements of the eagle. When women dance, their hands rotate inward and outward with the drums on their heads, with gentle and powerful movements.

There are two kinds of Tajik drama: musical and drama. The musical Agake Abo Xi Xia is his masterpiece, which sharply satirizes the system of buying and selling marriage. The drama The Merchant of Badakhshan is a comedy with humorous language and funny actions, which satirizes the greed, abomination and stupidity of profiteers.