آداب، آیین ها و باورهای مردم افغانستان فارسی 1395

The present book offers an extensive ethnographic account of the neighboring nation of Afghanistan. Some of the customs and traditions described here in detail may have faded or disappeared from contemporary Afghan life; nevertheless, the essential point lies in the aspirations, ideals, desires, joys, sorrows, fears, anxieties, and hopes of a people whose roots are deeply embedded in the soil of this land.

For this reason, studying cultural pasts and becoming familiar with the customs and traditions of Eastern and Muslim nations is also of great value to their neighbors. Here, one can see how many of their festivals, celebrations, griefs, and sorrows are shared with us. This once-unified cultural realm—formerly vast and continuous—bound us to our kindred peoples, allowing inhabitants to travel freely across the land and mingle with one another. Today, however, it is divided by lines called borders. While these borders may impose limitations on relationships, the realm of knowledge and understanding recognizes no boundaries; through books, periodicals, and the digital sphere, it transcends borders with ease.

The author of this book is a Tajik ethnographer who carried out this extensive research during the Soviet period while on assignment in Afghanistan. He documented these valuable customs and traditions and presented a vivid, colorful portrait of Afghan popular culture. I obtained this book—written in the Cyrillic alphabet—in Tajikistan, read it there, and greatly enjoyed its content, benefiting from its rich ethnographic insights. It seemed regrettable to me that my compatriots and Afghan guests living in Iran should be deprived of this abundant cultural feast. I therefore translated it into Persian so that you, the dear reader, might also benefit from it and become acquainted with the culture of the friendly and brotherly nation of Afghanistan.

Festivals such as Nowruz, wedding ceremonies, celebrations, and many other beautiful customs of the Afghan people are vividly portrayed throughout this book.