QORAQALPOQ AN’ANAVIY O‘YINLARINING ETNOMADANIY O‘ZIGA XOSLIGI VA TRANSFORMATSIYA JARAYONLARI

The article analyzes the ethnocultural identity of traditional Karakalpak games and the transformations that have occurred in the process of their historical development. The content, structural structure, performance rules, the role of the leader, oral poetic elements such as calls, enumerations and distributions of children's and mass games formed in accordance with the nomadic and semi-sedentary lifestyle of the Karakalpak people are interpreted as the ethnic memory and cultural code of the people. In the current conditions of rapid penetration of digital technologies, the decline in the popularity of national games, the impact of this situation on the upbringing of youth and national identity are assessed, and scientific and practical conclusions are drawn on the preservation, study and integration of traditional games into the modern educational system.