Turkmen taryhy surat arhiwi 1

 Circumcision of a young Tekkč boy.  Wealthy Turkman families usually hold a party which includes horseracing and wrestling to celebrate this event.



There is no other way but to shake sin off one's shoulders.  During the three days Qorbân holiday, all people regardless of their age or sex, ride on swings towards the heavens to purify themselves of sin.  Doydokh village, Jargalân. 



The master and the diciple. Âtâ Ishân and his follower on their way to the Feast of scarifice (Eid-e-Qorbân).  This great Islamic feast in which an animal must be sacrificed is held at the end of the Haj.  Garkaz village, Jargalân. 







The Turkman has the love of horse in his blood.  The horse is a symbol of an invading war-like people.  It is a reminder of the olden days when they swept across great deserts, leaving mountains and steppes behind.  The days of the raids are over but the horseraces held for feasts and weddings are no less exciting.  A gathering of the elders, the judges and horse trainers, discussing the competitors taking part in each horse race.  Dashtak village. 






Enjoying a horse race.  Garkaz village, Jargalân. 





 Ata Ishan the village religious figure and mystic in his study at the Theological School.  Garkaz village.  
 









Boys and girls studying at a five from School Garkaz village.  Some Turkman do not approve of their daughters attending school.



DOWAMY YAKYNDA