Turkmenistan has a very distinct culture. Turkmen are know for their hospitality and politeness. Even if Turkmen have visitors they will offer them tea and food before they can even explain why they came. This is just part of their many descendants cultures. Turkmen come from several different tribes and clans. Their important values are always love and friendship.
Turkmen music includes soft lullabies, maidens music, to even music for milking cows and goats. Although there is this one cultural tradition with a musician-storyteller called the bakhshi. The bakhshi goes around from town to town singing to up to 2,000 people, from sunset to sunrise the next morning. The citizens prepare a carpet covered platform for him to perform on.
The next thing that is a big part of the Turkmen's culture is cuisine. Their cuisine consists of the nomadic lifestyle and severe living conditions. Since Turkmenistan is near the Caspian Sea most of their food consists of seafood. Seafood with a mix of other unusual foods such as pomegranate juice, apricots, and sesame. Their most popular dish is one called pilaf which is a rice dish. Turkmenistan's melons have a sweet scent which are world famous.
Turkmen music includes soft lullabies, maidens music, to even music for milking cows and goats. Although there is this one cultural tradition with a musician-storyteller called the bakhshi. The bakhshi goes around from town to town singing to up to 2,000 people, from sunset to sunrise the next morning. The citizens prepare a carpet covered platform for him to perform on.
The next thing that is a big part of the Turkmen's culture is cuisine. Their cuisine consists of the nomadic lifestyle and severe living conditions. Since Turkmenistan is near the Caspian Sea most of their food consists of seafood. Seafood with a mix of other unusual foods such as pomegranate juice, apricots, and sesame. Their most popular dish is one called pilaf which is a rice dish. Turkmenistan's melons have a sweet scent which are world famous.
With their descendants they have kept many of the same clothing over the years. Men wear sheep skin hats along with red robes and white shirts to keep the sun off of their skin. Women also wear traditional clothing such as long silk dresses over slim trousers with jewelry all over, even on regular days.