THE TRADITIONAL OBSTETRICS, PUERPERAL RITES OF KYRGYZ AND KARAHANIDS
It is generally recognized that the dictionary Karahanids erudite Mahmud Kashgari “Dīvānu Luγāt at-Turk” is an essential source of information about the life of the Turkic tribes XI century. In this research article I have discussed some information about ethnography and folklore that takes place in the dictionary of Mahmud Kashgari “Dīvānu Luγāt at-Turk”. I tried to analyze a comparison between this information and the folklore and ethnography of present day Kyrgyz people. In particular, I tried to analyze the Karakhanid and Kyrgyz rituals associated with childbirth. We have also tried to show the examples of these ethnographic data that takes place in the dictionary, among the present day Kyrgyz people in the context of their conventions and traditions