SHAMANIC AND MAGICAL CUSTOMS AND RITUALS ASSOCIATED WITH CHILDBIRTH IN UZBEKS OF SURKHANDARYA OASIS
The paper studies associated with the birth of the child and the period of Chilla (fortydays), which is consisted the most ancient folklore seam family and household rites of the Uzbek people. As part of the ceremonies related to the birth of the child, along with the ancient mythical representations, magical beliefs, animistic, totemistic views, persist traces of faith traditions in favor of ancestors. This article deals with that folklore and ethnographic materials southern Uzbekistan until today preserved in Uzbek mythology representation of the image of "Sulaymon ota" and chiltany (that are 40 inseparable spirits possessing supernatural power and hiding its existence from the uninitiated). The analyzed mythological characters occupy an important place in customs and rituals related to a child's birth among residents of the Surkhan valley.