Tradition Archives https://novastan.org/en/tag/tradition/ Read all the news and analysis from Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan Thu, 17 Jul 2025 16:53:31 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.1 https://novastan.org/en/wp-content/uploads/sites/8/2020/08/cropped-Logo_2_2000-1700-300DPI-32x32.png Tradition Archives https://novastan.org/en/tag/tradition/ 32 32 Trompe-l’oeil https://novastan.org/en/photo-of-the-day/trompe-loeil/ https://novastan.org/en/photo-of-the-day/trompe-loeil/#respond Fri, 18 Jul 2025 04:38:00 +0000 https://novastan.org/en/?p=47705 Trompe-l’oeil

Inside one of Samarkand‘s neighborhood houses, you’ll find the traditional toptchan (a kind of platform where you sit to share a cup of tea or a meal) and antique moldings, but the magnificent suzani hanging on the wall is actually just a waxed canvas. Credit : Paulinon Vanackère (France)

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Inside one of Samarkand‘s neighborhood houses, you’ll find the traditional toptchan (a kind of platform where you sit to share a cup of tea or a meal) and antique moldings, but the magnificent suzani hanging on the wall is actually just a waxed canvas.

Credit : Paulinon Vanackère (France)

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]]> https://novastan.org/en/photo-of-the-day/trompe-loeil/feed/ 0 Young Darboz https://novastan.org/en/photo-of-the-day/young-darboz/ https://novastan.org/en/photo-of-the-day/young-darboz/#respond Fri, 28 Mar 2025 05:45:00 +0000 https://novastan.org/en/?p=47302 Young Darboz

During the Nowruz celebrations in Tashkent’s main parks, you can watch tightrope walkers, or darbozes. Their skills are passed down from generation to generation, with training starting at an early age. Historically, Uzbek tightrope walkers were not just artists, they also represented the human effort to overcome obstacles and reach new heights. Crédit: Daria Novikova […]

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During the Nowruz celebrations in Tashkent’s main parks, you can watch tightrope walkers, or darbozes. Their skills are passed down from generation to generation, with training starting at an early age. Historically, Uzbek tightrope walkers were not just artists, they also represented the human effort to overcome obstacles and reach new heights.

Crédit: Daria Novikova (Uzbekistan, @dasha.novasha)

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]]> https://novastan.org/en/photo-of-the-day/young-darboz/feed/ 0 Under the yurt https://novastan.org/en/photo-of-the-day/under-the-yurt/ https://novastan.org/en/photo-of-the-day/under-the-yurt/#respond Fri, 19 Jul 2024 06:43:00 +0000 https://novastan.org/en/?p=46641 Under the yurt

In the heights of the Alai valley, yurts have been set up to watch over the herds during the summer transhumance period. Illima’s aunt offers tea to visitors. Credits: Zoé Toulouse (France)

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In the heights of the Alai valley, yurts have been set up to watch over the herds during the summer transhumance period. Illima’s aunt offers tea to visitors.

Credits: Zoé Toulouse (France)

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A warm comforting dish is offered to the visitor. The culinary culture may have evolved, but Kazakh hospitality remains, and the table is still laid in abundance to honour the passing guest. Credits : Isabelle Vincent (France)

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A warm comforting dish is offered to the visitor. The culinary culture may have evolved, but Kazakh hospitality remains, and the table is still laid in abundance to honour the passing guest.

Credits : Isabelle Vincent (France)

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Details of a traditional tajik house at the Kamal Khujandi Museum in Khujand. Credit: Simon MassicotteFind all of our photos of the day here.

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Details of a traditional tajik house at the Kamal Khujandi Museum in Khujand. Credit: Simon MassicotteFind all of our photos of the day here.

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A traditional adobe house (traditional bricks made with earth material) located within the historic core of Khiva in Uzbekistan. Credit: Konstantin Novakovic (Serbia)  Find all of our photos of the day here.

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A traditional adobe house (traditional bricks made with earth material) located within the historic core of Khiva in Uzbekistan. Credit: Konstantin Novakovic (Serbia)  Find all of our photos of the day here.

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The headdress of this lady is known as Kimeshek or Elechek. It was, and is still partly worn on certain occasions by women in Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan and parts of the autonomous Republic of Karakalpakstan. The tradition of this garment is related to the wedding of the woman. Credit: Irina Unruh (Germany) This photo is part of […]

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The headdress of this lady is known as Kimeshek or Elechek. It was, and is still partly worn on certain occasions by women in Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan and parts of the autonomous Republic of Karakalpakstan. The tradition of this garment is related to the wedding of the woman.

Credit: Irina Unruh (Germany)

This photo is part of our series “Central Asia through the lens of …”, where we present photographers from Central Asia and their work. To learn more about Irina Unruh, check out our French or German website!

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