TÜRK HALK KÜLTÜRÜNDE “BAŞ”
“HEAD” IN TURKISH FOLK CULTURE

Summary/Abstract: The word “head”, which has many meanings such as basic, essential, original and first, also corresponds to the word “head” which has entered our language from Arabic. Trying to make sense of those around him primarily through symbols and the principle of embodiment, the human being has shaped his cosmological perception by moving from his own body or developed interpretations of the reflection and the like in the cosmos itself. Thus, man defined the cosmic structure through himself and found a place in the literature as” micro-cosmos". For this reason, the head/head was always associated with the upper floor/upper floor/upper realm and was attributed to him with sanctity. In mythological anatomy, man's head represents the top; his back and back represent the middle world; his arms represent rivers and trees; his blood waters; his veins represent the root of the tree; and his feet represent the bottom of the Earth. In addition to expressing the above, the head contains the meanings associated with it such as president, leader, beginning, source, great, first, and the derivatives of the head word also appear as words expressing holiness. On the other hand, in the words “let my head be a sacrifice to you”, “my head is on my eye” or “you have a place on my head”, the person who says that he considers the other person(s) worthy of the most holy place. In addition, the translation of money as a hair type in Turkish beliefs and practices serves the purpose of dispelling the evils that may come to the person/persons. In Turkish culture, the head is another matter, in the traditions associated with marriage, whether the woman's head should be closed or the braid of her hair, whether she is married or single is understood. the use of ‘hair’ which is linked to ‘start’ is also of great importance from a religious point of view. In addition, the head of the animal in our study has been taken into consideration in terms of the belief of the God Box, which is also found in the first place. In our study, the belief in God Box was evaluated in the same context as the animal head in the research. In our target research, the head, face, eye, nose, mouth and ear will be covered in a general manner independent of the first place. It will be more associated with the top of the head. Because the practices related to’ head ' are intended to show the sanctity, God, and the fold of God, of words and groups of words (such as idiom, proverb) derived from the concept. Also the use of the word 'head' brings abundance and abundance; protection from evil eye, accident, trouble and evil spirits shows that the head has taken an important place in our culture. Based on these findings, the words derived from this root and the meanings attached to the words groups will be discussed on the basis of cultural and belief and their functions within Turkish folk culture will be determined.

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