00:05A lot of people gather in one place, there are friends, relatives, family members, to celebrate a young people's new
00:14life.
00:15Though it's called typical Uzbek wedding ceremony.
00:23In Uzbekistan, a wedding is a major family occasion, bringing relatives, friends and several generations together.
00:31But before the celebrations begin, the couple first have to make their marriage official at the civil registry.
00:38The traditional customs start early too. One of them is morning plows.
00:42In Tashkent, men gather early to share a meal with the groom's family.
00:46On the wedding day, preparations begin separately in the two family homes.
00:51The groom gets ready with his family and friends, while at the bride's home the house is decorated and she
00:57prepares for the ceremony.
00:59Then the groom arrives with his friends in Kionovka, a lively gathering that announces his arrival at the bride's home.
01:12The rest is also a tradition that needs no introduction.
01:15Wedding plow.
01:17At the bride's home, family and guests share this iconic Uzbek dish before the celebrations move on.
01:23One table, one meal and the bride about to begin a new life.
01:32Before the couple leave, the bride and groom receive the blessings of their parents and older relatives.
01:38Then they head to the main wedding celebration.
01:56Flowers are exchanged between the newly joined families.
02:00I think the most interesting and the most important heart is when two mothers of those young people who are
02:08going to marry,
02:09they will come at the end to the stage and they will wish their blessings to their children.
02:16And this is, I think, the starting point of the new life.
02:21This is what an Uzbek wedding looks like when the whole community comes together.
02:25There is music, dancing, mountains of wood and, of course, plenty of gifts.
02:29Because here, a wedding is never just about two people.
02:33Our friends, they're telling our jokes in our microphone, like,
02:37Hi, how are you?
02:38Like, congratulations.
02:39I think it is a little funny for me.
02:41And also, in a Uzbek wedding, we invite about 300-400 people.
02:47The celebrations continue at the groom's home,
02:50where the groom's mother welcomes the bride and wishes the couple a happy life together.
03:05And then comes Kirin Salon, a traditional greeting,
03:09in which the bride formally welcomes members of her new family.
03:27But wedding customs can change from one part of the country to another.
03:32Our next stop is the Samarkand region,
03:34where another set of rituals awaits the newlyweds.
03:38Before the official ceremony, the couple enters the Tchumalda,
03:41a private space in the bride's house,
03:44associated in the first moment of their married life.
03:55The rituals are intimate, but the wedding quickly becomes public again.
04:00The couple move on to photographs, first in a studio.
04:04In Samarkand, a wedding is a journey through traditions,
04:07from the Tchumalda ceremony and the groom's home,
04:10to the music, food and celebrations that bring entire families together.
04:14Every step marks the beginning of the new chapter.
04:18I have a plan for the bride and the bride and the bride and the bride and the bride and
04:23the bride.
04:23The bride and the bride and the bride and the bride and the bride and the bride and the bride.
04:27Samarkand's most iconic landmarks provide the backdrop for the couple's wedding photographs.
04:32From choosing the wedding dress to preparing the food,
04:36gathering relatives and caring out each ritual,
04:39every detail takes time and responsibility.
04:42And for many families, this preparation begins years before the wedding itself,
04:47as soon as a child is born.
04:51The bride and the bride and the bride and the bride and the bride and the bride and the bride
04:55and the bride and the bride.
04:55The bride and the bride and the bride and the bride and the bride and the bride and the bride.
04:56The bride and the bride and the bride and the bride and the bride and the bride and the bride
04:58and the bride and the bride.
04:58The bride and the bride and the bride and the bride and the bride and the bride and the bride
04:59and the bride.
04:59The bride and the bride and the bride and the bride and the bride and the bride and the bride
04:59and the bride and the bride.
04:59Grazie a tutti.
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