FAMILY AND THE TRANSMISSION OF TRADITIONS IN THE FESTIVE CULTURE OF UZBEKISTAN
Keywords:
holidays, family, transmission of traditions, online survey, sociology, UzbekistanAbstract
This article presents the findings of a pilot online survey of residents of Uzbekistan (n = 100, June 2026) examining public attitudes toward holidays. The most anticipated holidays were New Year, Eid al-Adha (Qurban Hayit), and Eid al-Fitr (Ruza Hayit). Attitudes toward New Year differed significantly between urban and rural respondents (p = 0.0309). The dominant experience associated with holidays was a sense of unity and closeness with family, while 80% of respondents reported celebrating holidays at home with family members. Celebrating together with family was also identified as the primary condition for making holidays more meaningful (62%), substantially outperforming other forms of celebration. Three-quarters of respondents believed that holidays play an important role in transmitting traditions to younger generations. As a pilot study, the paper outlines the structure of holiday preferences, which should be examined further using a larger and more representative sample.
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