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Nowruz, which means “new day”, is a day given importance by the communities in Central Asia and Khorasan for a long time. Nowruz, accepted as the beginning of the spring of 21 March, is celebrated as the spring festival after the “cemre” to explain the awakening of the soil and the expression of a new beginning. Some mythological assumptions are expressed in Iran and Turkish culture. Nowruz, became a folcloric part of our cultur by celebrations of many Turkish communities from Cenral Asia to the Balkans. It is difficult to relate Nowruz directly to a religious tradition. Therefore, the members of different religions do not mind to celebrate this day. Hence, Nawruz celebrations continued after the Islam in Turkish culture. The Islamic belief motifs are expressed as well as ancient belief motifs in the assumptions about Nawruz. Nowruz celebrations among Alawi groups in Anatolia were transformed into a religious phenomenon with belief motifs and costumary practices for that day. In the Bektashi lodge culture, the poetical Nowruziya, called as “nefes” were written about the day called “Sultan Nowruz“. The preparations that begin before Nowruz, start with the celebrations from the morning of Nowruz and end with the “Nowruz cem ceremony” at the end of the day. The members of Sheikh Cakir Sultan Holy Lıneage in Hisarcık-Kutahya, connected with the Yasawī-Bektashī tradition, also, accept Nowruz as one of the four great commemoration days of the year. They celebrate Nowruz in accordance with their acceptance. In article, the Nowruz celebrations and customary practices determined by the participant-observer technique, will be dealed and the issues defined here, will be examined in comparison with other Alawi groups reflected in the texts.

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