Seminar Proverbs and sayings as culturally marked units

англ.: He that has no children knows not what is love; Children are a poor man's riches; узб.: Болалик уй – мозор, боласиз уй – мозор; Болалик уй – хандон, боласиз уй – зиндон; Болалик уй – бўстон, боласиз уй – гўристон; Бол ширин, болдан – бола ширин; Она билан бола – гул билан лола; Фарзанд – жонга пайванд; Ўғил – уйнинг булбули, қиз – уйнинг гули; рус.: Полна хата детьми – так и счастливо в ней; Изба детьми весела. However Uzbek proverbs related to the topic “parents and children” considerably outnumber Russian and English proverbs. This fact can be explained by the national specifics of Uzbek culture which regards family relations as the main priority.
It should be mentioned that Uzbekistan is the only country, Constitution of which contains the article about children’s responsibility for advanced in years parents. For English people the fact that children’s duties are legalized may seem strange, but this is national specifics of Uzbek people's culture.
So, proverbs and sayings conveying cultural information and expressing
cultural values and concepts, constitute an essential part of the national world picture, reflecting a certain ethnic culture based on people’s life experiences, their traditions and customs, history and literature as well as cultural values.