“Sada – the light of independence” – under this title, a republican scientific and theoretical conference was held at the State Institution “National Museum” of the Executive Office of the President of the Republic of Tajikistan in honor of one of the ancient celebrations of the Tajik people – Sada.
It was reported that on December 6, 2023, during the 18th session of the Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of UNESCO, the joint nomination of the Republic of Tajikistan and the Islamic Republic of Iran “Sada Festival” was included in the Register of the Intangible Heritage of Humanity, and this initiative became a source of pride and honor for the Tajik people.
During the scientific-theoretical conference, the topics “Sada – a great holiday”, “Sada in the Shohnoma” of Abulqosim Firdavsi”, “Reasons and factors for forgetting the Sada holiday”, “Sada celebration – from revival to registration in UNESCO” and “Traditions of the Sada holiday in the Gorno Badakhshan Autonomous Region” were studied and analyzed by scientists and researchers in the form of scientific reports.
At the end, a discussion and exchange of views took place among the participants of the scientific conference on the topic “Sada – the light of independence”.
Bobiev Shohanshoh