İstanbul’da Hidrellez Gelene Ğinin Geçmişi, Bugünü Ve Yarini: Ahirkapi Örneği
The Tradition of Hidrellez in Istanbul, Past, Today and Tomorrow: The Ahirkapi Model

Summary/Abstract: Hıdrellez (old-Turkish Celebration of Spring) was celebrated many centruies in Turkish cultural geographical areas. It reserves many historical abd religious roots. In 2010 there were some works had began about the Hıdrellez under the UNESCO’s program, “The List of the Intangible Cultural Cultural Heritage of Humanity.” In this presentation, the Spring Holiday of the Hıdrellez will be reviewed based on Istanbul-centric. Firstly, it will be provided briefly the historical and religious roots of the Hıdrellez and then it how was celebrated around Istanbul many centruies and finally we will look at different sources for the traditions formed due to these celebrations. Seceondly, we will describe the “Ahırkapı Hıdırellez Celebrations” that is currently going on each year and we compare it with the old Istanbul Hıdırellez celebrations. Finally, we will discover the functions of the “Ahırkapı Hıdırellez Celebrations” on the images of the city, structure of the society and cultural economy.

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