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TÜRK CUMHURİYETLERİNDE NEVRUZ KUTLAMALARI NEVRUZ
CELEBRATIONS IN TURKISH WORLD

Author(s): Shurubu Kayhan
Subject(s): Cultural history, Customs / Folklore, Ethnohistory, Cultural Anthropology / Ethnology, Sociology of Culture
Published by: Sage Yayınları
Keywords: Nevruz; Turkish World; traditions; celebrations; spring festival;

Summary/Abstract: Nevruz is the traditional spring festival celebrated throughout the Turkish World. On March 21st, day and night are equalized and a new day begins. Nevruz means a new day, a new beginning and a new year and is celebrated with enthusiasm that day. Nevruzun is a great way of life in terms of unity, solidarity and peace. It is known that Nevruz Feast celebrated thousands of years between the Turks and other peoples with great fun and enthusiasm as the beginning of the new year and the arrival of spring. Especially this feast continues to be celebrated among the Turkish tribes since the departure from Ergenekon, that is to say the descent to the plain from the mountain, as the symbol of freedom, spring and life. "Nevruz is known as the day among the people, the darkness of the light, the coldness of the warmth, the truth of the day, the day when the good is evil, Nevruz is renovated and celebrated for life Nevruz is celebrated with local colors and beliefs in a vast region from Turkestan to the peoples of the Balkans, it is a day celebrating the arrival of spring. There is a deeply rooted and rich history in the regions of Nevruz Bayramı where Anatolia and Turkish culture spread. With the 21st of March, the air starts to warm up, the snow melt, the trees bloom, the soil blooms, and the migratory birds return to their homes. For this reason, March 21st is regarded as the day of awakening, resurrection and creation for all beings. As it is seen in the twelve Animal Turkic calendar, it has been known for a long time in the Turks and is celebrated with ceremonies. The main narration about Nevruz in Turks is to be accepted as a day of salvation today. So get out of Ergenekon. For this reason today Nevruz in the Turks was accepted as the beginning of the new year and celebrated with the feast day by day. Azerbaijan, Kazak, Kyrgyz, Turkmen, Uzbek, Tatar, Uyghur Turks, Anatolian Turks and Balkan Turks from Turkic societies have kept the Nevruz tradition alive until today.

  • Issue Year: 11/2019
  • Issue No: 41
  • Page Range: 484-489
  • Page Count: 6
  • Language: Turkish