Navruz is an ancient and widespread holiday in Tajikistan, and it is celebrated on the vernal equinox, the beginning of the solar year and the new year according to the Iranian calendar, as well as calendars of several other nationalities. Navruz traditionally celebrates the awakening of nature and the beginning of agricultural work.

The Nooruz holiday symbolizes the celebration of the New Year according to the solar calendar, on the vernal equinox (March 21). It marks the arrival of something new in people's lives, their hope for a happy and prosperous year. This is one of the most important holidays in Kyrgyzstan, bringing together everyone, regardless of age and ethnicity.

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fixing foundation for a cradle

forming of the cradle’s sides

forming of the cradle’s sides

The music of the sound of paddy pestle is the second oldest arts performance in the state of Perlis. According to history, this arts form originated from Indo-Chinese travelers. To reach the Malay Peninsula they used boats that sail near the beaches, and they lived in the villages. They planted paddy and played the paddy pestles as entertainment during free time. This attracted the interest of the Malay paddy planters to learn it. This arts form is popular and originated from among the paddy planters. They use agricultural equipments to produce unique entertaining sounds. One of the equipments is the mortar and pestle used to pound paddy. The beating of the pestle on the mortar produces a beat nearly the same as that of the gamelan musical instrument. The mortar and pestle are usually made from hard wood. An ensemble of Alu Bunyi has 12 members. They are trained and expert in playing musical instruments. They beat the centre and side parts of the mortar using the pestle accompanied by the sound of clarinet, and this produces a harmonic rythmn. Alu Bunyi is usually performed during harvesting and harvest festivals. Other activities are also held during the festivals like making culinary dishes out of rice. According to some people’s belief, apart from as entertainment this festival is a form of appeasing the spirit of the paddy to go to the farmers’ village and stay in the paddy fields. It is also believed that the paddy spirit will obstruct paddy pests such rats and birds from destroying the farmers’ crop.

One of the most ancient and developed types of applied arts of Uzbekistan is the art of metal working.This fact is testified thanks to the unique bronze items from Sopolitepa and Jarqoton ancient sites (related to the XV century B.C.), ritual cauldron of saka people (related to the V-IV century B.C.), Soghdian items made of gold and silver (V-VIII centuries A.D.), the work of artistic engraving of Mawarannahr made of bronze and copper (IX - beginning of the XIII century A.D.) and gold, silver and bronze dishes, related to the Temurids epoch.

One of the most ancient and developed types of applied arts of Uzbekistan is the art of metal working.This fact is testified thanks to the unique bronze items from Sopolitepa and Jarqoton ancient sites (related to the XV century B.C.), ritual cauldron of saka people (related to the V-IV century B.C.), Soghdian items made of gold and silver (V-VIII centuries A.D.), the work of artistic engraving of Mawarannahr made of bronze and copper (IX - beginning of the XIII century A.D.) and gold, silver and bronze dishes, related to the Temurids epoch.

One of the most ancient and developed types of applied arts of Uzbekistan is the art of metal working.This fact is testified thanks to the unique bronze items from Sopolitepa and Jarqoton ancient sites (related to the XV century B.C.), ritual cauldron of saka people (related to the V-IV century B.C.), Soghdian items made of gold and silver (V-VIII centuries A.D.), the work of artistic engraving of Mawarannahr made of bronze and copper (IX - beginning of the XIII century A.D.) and gold, silver and bronze dishes, related to the Temurids epoch.

One of the most ancient and developed types of applied arts of Uzbekistan is the art of metal working.This fact is testified thanks to the unique bronze items from Sopolitepa and Jarqoton ancient sites (related to the XV century B.C.), ritual cauldron of saka people (related to the V-IV century B.C.), Soghdian items made of gold and silver (V-VIII centuries A.D.), the work of artistic engraving of Mawarannahr made of bronze and copper (IX - beginning of the XIII century A.D.) and gold, silver and bronze dishes, related to the Temurids epoch.