Аннотация
This article talks about the meaning and analysis of weddings in the national rituals of the Uzbeks using the example of the Surkhan oasis. At the same time, it is analyzed that the traditions associated with wedding ceremonies, characteristic of the oasis, preserved from ancient times and not losing their meaning to this day, are based on certain rules and norms, depending on the ethnolocal family.The article also reflects that among the inhabitants of the oasis, family customs and rituals at the end of the 19th - beginning of the 20th century were more clearly manifested in the lifestyle of the sedentary population compared to the semi-sedentary one.