This article is about Uzbek national games, that is, traditional sports unique to Uzbekistan or Central Asia.
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During the years of independence, preserving national traditions and values, special attention is paid to reach future generations. Examples of this process, forgotten folklore, traditions and taxes all are the recovery of the national games. Action of National Games is an integral part of the cultural life of our ancestors from the beginning. The majority of the games are very ancient roots. They have centuries of spiritual enrichment of person’s thinking and feelings for religions service. Games, people, lifestyle and work reflected in the achievements. That is why, they are raising a generation of young "School of Life" function. A variety of expressive means rule or based on agreed terms of physical contests, competitions, events and performance requirements which reflect national values. Avicenna's "Canon of Medicine", and the role of enforcement of struggle, about the healing experience properties of the game. Qayqovus (Keykavus), Omar Khayyam, (Beruniy) Biruni were being recovering chess, fencing, horse riding and other such kind of games. The works of Alisher Navai were organized in connection with the games, holidays, celebrations, weddings and there is a lot of information. They are described in the Rules of the executives of the holding of the Games. For the study of the history of National Games were defined in the work of Makhmud Kashgar called "Office Lugotit Turkish" (The character of work). The people mentioned it more than one hundred and fifty games in this case. In particular, "Qoranguni" (a stronghold in the dark), "Band" (the prisoners), "Yutayotgan to’p" (the ball winning), "The fire of employment" (stick game), fencing, “Nayzadorlik” (playing with spear) and other information is included about the games. The dictionary description of a few of the games today is fun for children and training for parents.
Alpomish-National Game
"Alpomish"-The national game is an important source for the study. Wrestling, horse racing, goat, spear, archery, shooting, fencing, shooting games on the basis of such courage, fighting, common sense, courage, spiritual and physical perfection reflected in such qualities. Regular season with games held every kind of games are also available. For example, woke up in the trees in the spring, the toll in the bud "willow plants", when the flowers of the field - the "flower game", during the ripeness seed, nut games, playing in love swinging flights. In late autumn, winter rains begin to mitigate pile of games into the habit. Snow switch "Siemens", "Snow collection", “A strong wind blew”, "the storm and the wind" around the cold with all the power of sandals. It was played like saying "riddle", "to say", "who said," each other. Late autumn is good preparation for spring, "Kid-Kari" competition is a good example for it. Old country wedding performances, folk games with the holidays are more beautiful and in high spirits. In particular, the most popular national games, Kid-Kari, and has become a struggle for weddings and celebrations as a favorite show. Folk dances lead to personal happiness, giving a positive effect on a person's mood. It is physical, mental and moral development of a strength, enthusiastic, resourcefulness, intelligence which courage people making apart from a large role. Surprisingly, reflecting the sincerity of the Uzbek people depends on the beauty of the traditions and rituals of the ancient culture in a mirror.
Kupkari
“Kupkari” is the one of the famous traditional games in Uzbek culture. It is usually played in Surkhandarya, Kashkadarya, Navoi, Fergana regions of Uzbekistan. Moreover, not only Uzbek population do love it, but also other nationalities lay as a perfect enjoyable game, for example in Turkmenistan and Azerbaijan. It is a kind of game that only a group of men can play in the position of riding horse. The place “Kupkari” played is normally in green, wide range of fields outside of the country. Many young and old men play this game to get the expensive gift which is sometimes a sheep or a horse or a car. Thus, they try to win among many participants to go to home with wonderful prize for their family.
As a result, his family members will be very happy from their husband or dad or relatives. Of course, it is not so easy thing to win while riding horse, there are some strict rules to make people more reliable. The main point in this game is that all participants should try to get the little sheep from one place to another place. If someone is failed from their horses he will be out from the game. And that person cannot continue his role anymore.
White or blue poplar?
One of the interesting Uzbek, national games is “White or blue poplar” for the long time. To play this game there should be two groups which have more than 6 team members. Each group has to participate one by one actively. Firstly, one group begins to ask for another group with one important question: “Who do you need you from our group?” Then second group will discuss who will be chosen for the position that one person needs to take responsibility to cross the opposite side’s chain. Because another team has very strong chain with team members’ hands are connected. If he or she can cut this chain, that person should take one person from their group to his own group. If he cannot cut the complex connected links by hands, that person should stand and add to opposite side. As a result, the numbers of team-members will be increased by the time. And the game continues to ask from the second group. Then it goes like that situation till the team has at most two people. At the ending of this interesting game, there will be declared the winner team. Thus, this game is strongly considered as a most-played and enjoyable game among the teenagers nowadays.