The book is dedicated to the traditional family life of Tajiks in the central mountainous regions of the republic, where, due to their former geographical isolation, many surviving forms that have long disappeared on the plains have been preserved. It gives a detailed description of the various forms of the old to modern family, wedding, birth and upbringing of a child, funeral, as well as a large number of customs and rituals associated with these events in the life of the family. The authors sought to show the family rituals of the Tajiks Karategin and Darvaz not only at the time of collecting materials - the 50s, but also older customs and rituals that had already disappeared from life and were preserved only in the memory of old people.