Abstract:

It is their own common values that keep peoples together. Individuals of a nation acts in a common sense in some cases such as joy, sorrow and sadness or grief. This fellowship sense has always been main element for a nation’s ideals. Hıdırellez festivity is one of the ancient traditions in which Turkish people celebrate its joy by coming together. Recent studies shows that Hıdrellez festivity has, for ancient Turks, been celebrated in a cult of earth–water (yer-su kültü or Yersub are a category of nature spirits in the Turkic-Mongolian belief of Tengriism). In agricultural societies, both in our culture and other cultures beyond us, the coming of springtime always is celebrated joyfully. From Mid-Asia to Anatolia in Hıdrellez celebrities there are some differences of celebrating these festivities. It is because certain circumstances such as geographical, cultural ones, etc. have played important role. It is seen that in Bilecik Hıdrellez festivities are celebrated animatedly and with some activities. This study aims to point the place of Hıdrellez in Bilecik and its villages and how this festivity is celebrated compared to others places in Anatolia

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