Author(s)	Rahmoni Ravshan en Раҳмонӣ Равшан
Title	Preparation of sumanak and its rituals
Alternative Title	Суманакпазӣ ва оинҳои он
Publication Type	Journal Article
Language	tgk
Number of Pages	7
Location	Tajikistan
Relevance to ICH Safeguarding	definition identification transmission revitalization promotion research
ICH Genre	social practices rituals food culture festive events oral tradition
Name of the ICH Element	Sumanak Navruz
Keywords	spring food festival
Description	This article is devoted to one of the most ancient customs of the Persian-speaking peoples, Iranians, Tajiks, and Afghans—the preparation of sumanak, a traditional sweet brewed from malt, sprouted wheat grains, and flour, and the rituals associated with this tradition, which have survived to this day from very distant times. Since the Sumanakpazi ritual is associated with various beliefs associated with spring work, especially with the cultivation of wheat, it embodies the belief of distant ancestors in nature, gods, and angels. The author of the article examines and analyzes folk rites and rituals associated with sumanak and methods of its preparation, which are indicated in archaeological and historical works, but not in ancient manuscripts, and proves that this ritual has been preserved among the peoples of Central Asia, Afghanistan, and Iran despite the past centuries and even developed with some innovations.
Book/Journal Title	Issues in the Humanities en Масъалаҳои илмҳои гуманитарӣ
Publisher	Institute of Humanities named after academician Bahodur Iskandarov
Place of Publication	Tajikistan
Date of Publication	2023
Pages	65-81
ISSN	2708-309X
Academic Field	Ethnography Cultural Studies
Community/Ethnic Group	Tajiks of the Baysun district, Uzbekistan, and Tajikistan Women
Contributor	Research Institute of Culture and Information
Active Contribution	Tajikistan, FY 2024
Data Collection Project	Sustainable Research Data Collection for ICH Safeguarding: Focusing on Central Asia and Small Island Developing States