Uzbek arts and crafts

Translation

• My name is Anvar. I am from Uzbekistan. I live in Tashkent. I have a big family: a wife, two children, and my
• parents. We live in a big house. My wife is 35. She was born on November 23, 1970. She is a doctor and works
• at the hospital. My children are students. They study at school. My daughter was born on the April 26, 1992.
• My son is 8 years old. He was born on the 1st of May, 1998. My mother is very old. She is 78. She was born on
• the 22nd of November, 1928. My father is 79. He was born on the 25th of August, 1927. They do not work.
• They read books, watch television, or play with our children. I have a wonderful family

Tell in Uzbek the date when:

• - you were born
• - you graduated from high school
• - your wedding was
• - your child was born
• - you joined the military

Vocabulary List – Holidays in Uzbekistan

• The arts and crafts of Uzbekistan have enjoyed a well-earned fame for centuries. The pre-eminence of the applied art here can be attributed to historical conditions shaping the cultural development of the Uzbek people. The social nature of decorative art lies in its collectivity. Art is the heritage of many generations; it represents a series of consecutive layers, which reflect a people's culture through the ages.

Architectural-decorative art

• holds a prominent place in the arts and crafts of Uzbekistan. Principles of ornamental construction and profound knowledge of the plastic and artistic properties of local building materials that were well- known throughout the Middle East, such as ghanch (a sort of alabaster), wood, stone, ceramics, constitute the time- tested fundamentals of this ancient art.

wall painting

• In Uzbekistan, wall painting and sculptural carving as well as ornamental carving and painting have been practised since ancient and early mediaeval periods. The 9th and 10th centuries saw a period of particularly intensive development of ornamental, floral-vegetal polychromatic paintings and relief carving. The ever more elaborate use of ornamental forms and compositions formed the basis for principles approved by experts through the ages and are observed and adhered to even nowadays.