Totem beliefs in livestock farming in the southwest of the Fergana valley

Based on the totem beliefs of the Kyrgyz people, various beliefs and rituals are determined. Most of them adhere to the Islamic religion, bones, wool, color of livestock and dairy products, items used to keep pets, are considered sacred. The scientific novelty of this article is that the information about totemic beliefs in livestock of the Kyrgyz in the southwest of the Ferghana Valley was summarized and presented in full for the first time on a scientific basis. The article aims to determine the characteristics of totemic beliefs in Kyrgyz livestock in the southwest of the Fergana Valley. The study is based on the ceremony dedicated to Zengi Baba and Akyika is a single important ritual that combines totemic faith and the principles of Islam. The remnants of totemic beliefs in livestock were syncretized with pre-Islamic beliefs and Islam, and were regularly used in everyday life among the people. Most of the totemic belief remnants lost their original meaning under the influence of Islam, some merged with it and are entirely used in the traditional culture of the Kyrgyz.