Welcome to Turkmen Traditional House

The Travel agency “ Owadan Tourism”has the advantage  to offer you an interesting folk show, combined with traditional Turkmen dinner. You can see  some Turkmen rites  and taste national Turkmen dishes, participate in the traditional games and tournaments, have fun, performing  a bride or a bridegroom, dressed in traditional Turkmen costumes ,play the traditional gopuz, which in other parts of the world is known as a jew’s harp,  enjoy the entertainment and a Turkmen  warm hospitality. If you spend an evening with  us you will be treated as an honorable guest  and understand a Turkmen saying “A guest is higher than a father”, remembering Vambery who  wrote about Turkmen’s extremely hospitality.

Through centuries   Turkmen people   have managed  to retain  their national peculiarity and traditions.  The Turkmen people  has a charm and fascination quite its own. Turkmen carpets, Turkmen jewellery and traditional costumes  are the values that mark Turkmen.  

In Turkmen tradition marriage is  a very important social event. When a family has wedding  toy( a feast)  a lot of guests are invited and  all neighbors help to celebrate it, bringing crockery and cooking some dishes. Every passer or stranger is welcomed.  Marriage is  a very lengthy process which begin with arranging the match.  The suitor  sends matchmakers to the girl’s parents. The matchmakers- relatives of the suitor- would bring lavish gifts to the girl’s parents and ask their consent. Then the bride-price and wedding date would  be set up. When a Turkmen bride arrives to a  bridegroom’s house  both mothers offer to the bride and guests sweets, wishing the bride a sweet life. They present toys to children, wishing the bride to have children. At this moment young men toss up telpeks-traditional fur hats , wising the bride and the bridegroom  a long life. Every word and every motion during this ceremony is meaningly loaded. Different games and tournaments are always held to celebrate this family occasion. During the ceremony “gushak chozdurme” or untying s sash, the bridegroom and  the bride are dressed in traditional costumes. The bride groom  is wearing  a red silk gown with a scarlet homespun sash. and  a shaggy hat of snow-white sheepskin. The bride  is wearing a long silk dress and her head is covered by traditional robe and her mouth is closed by a special kerchief of silence. Turkmen women have never closed their faces. The legend says that  Turkmen have been originated from the light of the Great Creator( Turk Iman) therefore their faces should be opened to the Sun. That is how  Turkmen dress for a feast. The Turkmen hat telpek is not only a part of the traditional Turkmen costume. It obliges the person with a number of duties-  to protect his family,  to be wise and   to live in dignity ,to be true   to his word and merciful. The bride takes off the  bridegroom’s hat and   unties his sash that means  she  will always serve her husband.

The  most agile guests are invited to participate  in yaglyga tovusmak, jumping for scarves hanging high overhead, and the most strongest to participate in goresh, a Turkemn form of wrestling. Dutar players Bakshi   entertain the guests and  at the end of this toy( a wedding party ) everybody will be invited to dance  a traditional  energetic Gush Depdi.     
So if you are interested in this add our dinner and show to your list  of alternatives in Turkmenistan and take the opportunity to join us. We will not only leave you entertained, but you’ll walk away with a newfound understanding of Turkmenistan’s rich culture,  traditions and folk legends.