Culture of Tajikistan

During Navruz, many families visit relatives, throw out old belongings, clean the house, and play field games.

Traditional Tajikistani meals begin with small dishes of dried fruit, nuts, and halva, followed by soup and meat, and finished with plov.

[3] Examples of Tajikfilm's success during the Soviet times are such movies as The Legend of Rustam, The Legend of Rustam and Siavoush, and The Legend of the Smith Kova, based on stories from Ferdowsi's Shahnameh; First Morning of Adolescence (Юнности Первое Утро), which tells the life story of people living in Badakhshan in the beginning of the Soviet Empire, when its army was still struggling with the Basmachi movement; a trilogy New tales from Shaherizada, based on Arabic tales One Thousand and One Nights.

[4] Chakan embroidery is the practice of sewing symbolic images on cotton or silk with brightly colored thread.

In a communal setting the craftswomen gather in one home, taking direction from the most experienced one and being assigned an individual task for the process.

These tasks can include image design, fabric cutting, embroidering, sewing garments, and taking orders for the sale of the products.

The products created by these craftswomen are sold in bazaars or dress shops, providing an important source of income.

Chakan embroidery can also be learned in group settings from an expert craftswoman, referred to as the "ustod-shogird" or "master-student" method.

In 2018, Chakan embroidery was inscribed on UNESCO's Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.

Shashmaqam is the predominant style of Tajik folk music, though falak is popular in southern Tajikistan.

One thousand years after the Samanid period, another cultural revival occurred; this time due to the Soviet's modern drama, opera, and ballet.

Poets such as Mirzo Tursunzoda, Mirsaid Mirshakar, and Loik Sherali; novelist and historian Sadridin Aini, all figured prominently in this revival, as did professors M Ishoki and Osimi, scholar Sotim Ulughzoda, novelist Jalol Ikromi, and anthropologist and historian Bobojon Ghafurov.