Tajiks say that honoring and taking care of one's parents is an important value. This photo represents that ideal.
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| April 2017, near Xitoi Bazaar |
But apparently not everyone has family to support them in their old age:
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| April 2017, near Sadbarg |
I wonder about these young fathers. Will their children grow up believing that since their parents cared for them when they were young, they should care for their parents when they get old?
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| Navruz holiday, March 2017, Rudaki Park |
P.S. An expert in Tajik culture just told me that I've misinterpreted the second picture. Even if an old Tajik man had no children, the extended family would take care of him and he would never go begging. Beggars are from another ethnic group, Roma or gypsies, who consider begging to be their profession.
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