Boysun
Boysun is the cradle of pagan rituals, the ancient way of life and the guardian of national culture. Here you will not find nightclubs with DJs and restaurants with an abundance of exotic dishes. On the other hand, it is quite possible to be in the protected region, which keeps the memory of the shamanic culture, fire worshipers and the Greco-Bactrian and Kushan kingdoms. That is why UNESCO recognized the Boysun region as a “Masterpiece of the verbal and immaterial heritage of humanity”.
In the city, located in the mountains Boysuntau, live only 30 thousand people. From the outskirts of the city there you can see amazing panoramas of mountain ranges and stunning beauty landscapes that you will not see in Tashkent or Samarkand mountains.
People here sacredly worship the folklore customs and traditions of their ancestors, worship Mother Nature and her elements, sing ancient ritual songs and are masters of the various crafts. Important events in the life of every person, whether it is a wedding, birth of a child, funeral or calendar holidays, always accompanied by bright rites with an address to the Gods. Residents arrange large celebrations with chants, dances and games.
There is no television or Internet here and people mostly do not speak Russian or English. But civilization still managed slightly touch with its shamanic heel the ancient land of Boysun. For example, there are schools for youth where traditional crafts are taught, and once a year in May, with the help of international organizations, “Boysun Bahori” folk art festival is held in Boysun. Here, even a hotel for tourists was built, even one for the whole city. Most of all, scientists, ethnographers and archeologists come here. For them, Boysun is almost a chest with ancient finds.
In 1938, during an archaeological expedition in the Boysuntau mountains, a burial was found with the remains of an eight-year-old Neanderthal girl, and the animal bones found in the same grave suggest that it was not just a burial, but was accompanied by a traditional funeral ritual. Later on, the Russian scientist and anthropologist M. A. Gerasimov created a sculptural portrait of a child, which is now kept in the Termez Museum.
The mountains and caves of Boysun, keep many secrets and is a place where tourists from different countries flock to. Coming to Boysun, you find yourself in a completely different world. And all this pristine beauty is located two hours far from Termez.